Waste — Emissions Share in Tonga
Tonga: Waste — Emissions Share was 34.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 34.8 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Tonga peaked at 34.84 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.79 %, in 1992.
That places Tonga 69th out of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 30.61 % | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 29.79 % | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 30.16 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 30.88 % | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 32.62 % | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 32.45 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 32.5 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.72 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 32.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.04 % | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 32.28 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.67 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.86 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.06 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.25 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.18 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.37 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 33.56 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.73 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 33.96 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 33.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.95 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.09 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 34.21 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.34 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 34.53 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.84 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 34.8 % | -0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 34.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 34.8 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.9 %, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.46 % | 29.79 % | 32.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.91 % | 32.04 % | 33.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.86 % | 33.59 % | 34.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.63 % | 34.34 % | 34.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 share in Tonga?
- Waste — emissions share in Tonga was 34.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 34.84 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.79 % in 1992.
- How does Tonga rank for waste — emissions share?
- Tonga ranks 69th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Share (CH4). 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.