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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tonga

Tonga: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0008 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0008
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
181st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.001
in 1981
All-time low
0.0004
in 1950
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tonga, 1850–2024

000.0010.0010.001185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 0.0008 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Tonga peaked at 0.001 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1950.

Tonga ranks 181st of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tonga, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0005 —
1851 0.0005 +0.2%
1852 0.0005 +0.2%
1853 0.0005 +0.2%
1854 0.0005 +0.1%
1855 0.0006 +0.1%
1856 0.0006 +0.1%
1857 0.0006 +0.0%
1858 0.0006 -0.0%
1859 0.0006 -0.1%
1860 0.0005 -0.1%
1861 0.0005 -0.1%
1862 0.0005 -0.1%
1863 0.0005 -0.2%
1864 0.0005 -0.2%
1865 0.0005 -0.2%
1866 0.0005 -0.2%
1867 0.0005 -0.2%
1868 0.0005 -0.1%
1869 0.0005 -0.1%
1870 0.0005 -0.1%
1871 0.0005 +0.2%
1872 0.0005 +0.6%
1873 0.0006 +0.9%
1874 0.0006 +1.0%
1875 0.0006 +1.0%
1876 0.0006 +1.0%
1877 0.0006 +0.8%
1878 0.0006 +0.6%
1879 0.0006 +0.4%
1880 0.0006 +0.2%
1881 0.0006 +0.1%
1882 0.0006 +0.0%
1883 0.0006 +0.0%
1884 0.0006 -0.0%
1885 0.0006 -0.0%
1886 0.0006 -0.0%
1887 0.0006 -0.0%
1888 0.0006 -0.0%
1889 0.0006 -0.0%
1890 0.0006 +6.3%
1891 0.0006 -5.0%
1892 0.0006 -4.7%
1893 0.0005 -4.3%
1894 0.0005 -3.9%
1895 0.0005 -3.4%
1896 0.0005 -2.9%
1897 0.0005 -2.4%
1898 0.0005 -1.9%
1899 0.0005 -1.4%
1900 0.0004 -1.0%
1901 0.0004 +0.0%
1902 0.0005 +1.2%
1903 0.0005 +2.1%
1904 0.0005 +2.7%
1905 0.0005 +2.9%
1906 0.0005 +2.9%
1907 0.0005 +2.6%
1908 0.0005 +2.2%
1909 0.0005 +1.6%
1910 0.0005 +0.8%
1911 0.0005 +0.1%
1912 0.0005 -0.4%
1913 0.0005 -0.8%
1914 0.0005 -1.0%
1915 0.0005 -1.2%
1916 0.0005 -1.2%
1917 0.0005 -1.2%
1918 0.0005 -1.0%
1919 0.0005 -0.8%
1920 0.0005 -0.4%
1921 0.0005 -0.2%
1922 0.0005 -0.0%
1923 0.0005 +0.0%
1924 0.0005 +0.1%
1925 0.0005 +0.1%
1926 0.0005 +0.1%
1927 0.0005 -0.0%
1928 0.0005 -0.1%
1929 0.0005 -0.2%
1930 0.0005 -0.4%
1931 0.0005 -0.5%
1932 0.0005 -0.5%
1933 0.0005 -0.5%
1934 0.0005 -0.5%
1935 0.0005 -0.5%
1936 0.0005 -0.5%
1937 0.0005 -0.6%
1938 0.0005 -0.6%
1939 0.0005 -0.6%
1940 0.0005 -0.7%
1941 0.0005 -1.6%
1942 0.0005 -2.8%
1943 0.0004 -3.4%
1944 0.0004 -3.4%
1945 0.0004 -3.0%
1946 0.0004 -2.5%
1947 0.0004 -1.9%
1948 0.0004 -1.3%
1949 0.0004 -0.7%
1950 0.0004 -0.1%
1951 0.0004 +0.3%
1952 0.0004 +0.3%
1953 0.0004 +0.2%
1954 0.0004 +0.2%
1955 0.0004 +0.1%
1956 0.0004 +0.0%
1957 0.0004 -0.0%
1958 0.0004 -0.1%
1959 0.0004 -0.2%
1960 0.0004 -0.3%
1961 0.0004 +3.3%
1962 0.0004 +9.9%
1963 0.0005 +3.3%
1964 0.0004 -4.0%
1965 0.0004 -7.2%
1966 0.0004 +8.1%
1967 0.0004 -7.9%
1968 0.0004 +6.1%
1969 0.0004 +1.4%
1970 0.0004 +4.3%
1971 0.0004 -3.0%
1972 0.0004 -1.7%
1973 0.0005 +10.3%
1974 0.0005 +4.8%
1975 0.0006 +21.6%
1976 0.0006 +6.5%
1977 0.0007 +9.7%
1978 0.0009 +26.0%
1979 0.0009 -1.2%
1980 0.0009 +1.1%
1981 0.001 +16.9%
1982 0.0009 -9.6%
1983 0.0008 -18.6%
1984 0.0007 -7.9%
1985 0.0008 +20.5%
1986 0.0008 -2.1%
1987 0.0009 +11.8%
1988 0.001 +8.0%
1989 0.001 -4.4%
1990 0.0009 -7.1%
1991 0.0009 +0.9%
1992 0.0009 +4.2%
1993 0.0009 -0.2%
1994 0.001 +2.5%
1995 0.0009 -8.6%
1996 0.0009 +0.9%
1997 0.0009 +3.8%
1998 0.0009 +0.3%
1999 0.0009 +1.7%
2000 0.0009 -7.0%
2001 0.0009 -0.6%
2002 0.0009 +0.5%
2003 0.0009 +1.4%
2004 0.0008 -4.2%
2005 0.0008 -0.3%
2006 0.0008 -0.2%
2007 0.0008 -2.6%
2008 0.0009 +5.4%
2009 0.0009 +0.9%
2010 0.0008 -5.4%
2011 0.0008 -4.5%
2012 0.0008 +2.3%
2013 0.0008 +1.1%
2014 0.0008 -0.4%
2015 0.0008 +0.3%
2016 0.0008 +2.0%
2017 0.0008 +1.7%
2018 0.0008 -2.8%
2019 0.0008 +3.3%
2020 0.0008 -1.0%
2021 0.0008 +0.1%
2022 0.0008 +0.7%
2023 0.0008 -0.2%
2024 0.0008 -0.1%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 0.0008 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 0.0008 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0536, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1978 +26.0% 0.0007 0.0009

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0005 0.0005 0.0006 10
1860s 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 10
1870s 0.0006 0.0005 0.0006 10
1880s 0.0006 0.0006 0.0006 10
1890s 0.0005 0.0005 0.0006 10
1900s 0.0005 0.0004 0.0005 10
1910s 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 10
1920s 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 10
1930s 0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 10
1940s 0.0004 0.0004 0.0005 10
1950s 0.0004 0.0004 0.0004 10
1960s 0.0004 0.0004 0.0005 10
1970s 0.0006 0.0004 0.0009 10
1980s 0.0009 0.0007 0.001 10
1990s 0.0009 0.0009 0.001 10
2000s 0.0009 0.0008 0.0009 10
2010s 0.0008 0.0008 0.0008 10
2020s 0.0008 0.0008 0.0008 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 178 Seychelles 0.0012 compare
  2. 179 Solomon Islands 0.0012 compare
  3. 180 Palau 0.001 compare
  4. 182 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0008 compare
  5. 183 Saint Lucia 0.0007 compare
  6. 184 Micronesia (country) 0.0006 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Tonga?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Tonga was 0.0008 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.001 in 1981.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1950.
How does Tonga rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Tonga ranks 181st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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