Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga
Tonga: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga peaked at 0.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1996.
That places Tonga 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Palau 0.0% compare
- 179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 103,742 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Urban population 21,948 (2025)
- Urban population 21.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 4.92 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.46 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.