Waste — Emissions Share in Tonga
Tonga: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.95 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Tonga is 5.95 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Tonga peaked at 5.95 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.53 %, in 1999.
Tonga ranks 83rd of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.04 % | — |
| 1991 | 5.14 % | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.91 % | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.95 % | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.14 % | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.35 % | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 5.06 % | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 4.97 % | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 4.77 % | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.53 % | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 4.89 % | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 4.93 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 5.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.07 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.14 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.07 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.36 % | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.56 % | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.41 % | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.51 % | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.47 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.44 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.22 % | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.5 % | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.43 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.63 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8 % | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.89 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.95 % | +1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.95 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.95 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4 %, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.99 % | 4.53 % | 5.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.06 % | 4.89 % | 5.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 % | 5.22 % | 5.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 % | 5.63 % | 5.95 % | 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 5.95 % 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 5.95 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 % in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for waste — emissions share?
- Tonga ranks 83rd 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 8.0%. 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 (N2O). 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.