Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga peaked at 0.0% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 188th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 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
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 186 Palau 0.0% compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 191 Dominica 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 in Tonga?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tonga was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1956.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Tonga ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.