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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +34.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -50.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +101.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +30.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +40.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -20.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +80.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -66.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +51.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +128.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -79.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +135.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -62.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +92.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +41.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +84.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -110.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -448.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +54.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +41.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +448.4% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- 184 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 138.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 110.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
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.