Waste — Emissions per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions per capita in Tonga is 0.36 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Tonga 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.297 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.308 t CO2eq/cap | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.327 t CO2eq/cap | 0.31 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 65 Thailand 0.37 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 68 Panama 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 68 Republic of Moldova 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Tonga
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 138.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 28.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 110.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Tonga?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Tonga was 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Tonga ranks 66th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.