Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Tonga, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Tonga is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Tonga peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Tonga ranks 201st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- 198 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 199 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 200 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 202 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
- 204 Marshall 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 cumulative co₂ emissions in Tonga?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions 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 cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Tonga rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Tonga ranks 201st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.