Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tonga
Tonga: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 11.78 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Tonga is 11.78 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Tonga peaked at 16.08 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.76 %, in 2020.
Tonga ranks 24th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.75 % | — |
| 1991 | 14.61 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.79 % | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 14.81 % | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 14.48 % | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 14.74 % | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 16.08 % | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 14.37 % | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 15.25 % | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 13.72 % | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 14.78 % | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 15.46 % | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 14.6 % | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 13.8 % | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 14.26 % | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.38 % | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 14.19 % | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.83 % | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 13.33 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 14.32 % | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 15.37 % | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 15.16 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.6 % | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.49 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.15 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.59 % | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 13.73 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 12.58 % | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 11.76 % | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.29 % | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 12.13 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.78 % | -2.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 11.78 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.37 %, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 11.78 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.19 %, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.86 % | 13.72 % | 16.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.17 % | 13.33 % | 15.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.26 % | 12.58 % | 15.37 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.99 % | 11.76 % | 12.29 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.91 % compare
- 23 Kyrgyzstan 11.8 % compare
- 25 Republic of Moldova 11.55 % compare
- 25 Moldova 11.55 % compare
- 27 Bahamas 11.47 % 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 share (co2eq) in Tonga?
- Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Tonga was 11.78 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.08 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.76 % in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Tonga ranks 24th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.