Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0018 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0007 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0018 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tonga ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0018 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0018 kt per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 33 Jordan 0.0019 kt per square kilometre compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 35 Vietnam 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 37 Thailand 0.0018 kt per square kilometre compare
- 38 Bulgaria 0.0017 kt per square kilometre compare
- 39 Morocco 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 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 (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.