Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Tonga
Tonga: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Tonga stood at 0.0%.
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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Tonga peaked at 0.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 188 Aruba 0.0% compare
- 189 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 192 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 193 Cayman Islands 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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Tonga?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Tonga was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Tonga ranks 190th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.