Tonga vs Vanuatu: Carbon intensity of GDP

Tonga
0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga rank
32nd
Vanuatu rank
33rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
0.10.150.20.250.3199020072024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 32nd and Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 191 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2299 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1056 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1243 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Tonga
2000s 0.1904 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1385 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0519 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Tonga
2010s 0.2036 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0326 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Tonga
2020s 0.2416 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.237 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0046 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Tonga, at 0.227 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.2267 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Tonga and Vanuatu?
0.0003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Tonga ranks 32nd and Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.