Share global food emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Share global food emissions was 0.0006 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0006
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
190th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0008
in 2012
All-time low
0.0006
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share global food emissions in Tonga stood at 0.0006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Tonga peaked at 0.0008 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0006, in 1997.
Tonga ranks 190th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0006 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 | -1.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0006 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0006 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0319, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 0.0007 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 | 0.0006 | 0.0008 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0008 compare
- 188 Aruba 0.0008 compare
- 189 Seychelles 0.0007 compare
- 191 Mayotte 0.0005 compare
- 192 Grenada 0.0004 compare
- 193 Cayman Islands 0.0004 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 global food emissions in Tonga?
- Share global food emissions in Tonga was 0.0006 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for share global food emissions?
- Tonga ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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