Waste — Emissions in Tonga
Tonga: Waste — Emissions was 1.28 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.28 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Tonga peaked at 1.28 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.475 kt, in 1961.
That places Tonga 202nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.475 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.496 kt | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.518 kt | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.541 kt | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.563 kt | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.583 kt | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.603 kt | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.621 kt | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.637 kt | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.622 kt | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.682 kt | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.703 kt | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.724 kt | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.744 kt | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.766 kt | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.792 kt | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.819 kt | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.848 kt | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.875 kt | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.901 kt | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.914 kt | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.925 kt | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.935 kt | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.944 kt | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.955 kt | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.964 kt | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.972 kt | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.981 kt | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.99 kt | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.998 kt | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 kt | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.01 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 kt | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 kt | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.06 kt | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 kt | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.11 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.12 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.13 kt | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.14 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.15 kt | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.16 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.17 kt | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.18 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.18 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.19 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.21 kt | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.22 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.24 kt | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 kt | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.26 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.28 kt | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.28 kt | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.28 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.4 kt, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.28 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19 kt, 7% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5597 kt | 0.475 kt | 0.637 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7575 kt | 0.622 kt | 0.875 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9481 kt | 0.901 kt | 0.99 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 kt | 0.998 kt | 1.06 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 kt | 1.07 kt | 1.15 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 kt | 1.16 kt | 1.24 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 kt | 1.25 kt | 1.28 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 199 Luxembourg 1.61 kt compare
- 200 Antigua and Barbuda 1.51 kt compare
- 201 China, Macao SAR 1.34 kt compare
- 202 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1.28 kt compare
- 204 Grenada 1.26 kt compare
- 205 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.25 kt 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 waste — emissions in Tonga?
- Waste — emissions in Tonga was 1.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.475 kt in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for waste — emissions?
- Tonga ranks 202nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf