Micronesia (country) vs Tonga: Emissions of air pollutants

Micronesia (country)
795.19 tonnes
in 2022
Tonga
1,092 tonnes
in 2022
Micronesia (country) rank
203rd
Tonga rank
202nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1,092 tonnes against 795.19 tonnes in Micronesia (country), a difference of 297.31 tonnes.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Micronesia (country)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Tonga ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 203rd and Tonga ranks 202nd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.