Samoa vs Tonga: Emissions of air pollutants

Samoa
1,763 tonnes
in 2022
Tonga
1,092 tonnes
in 2022
Samoa rank
199th
Tonga rank
202nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,763 tonnes against 1,092 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 671 tonnes.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Tonga ahead.

Samoa ranks 199th and Tonga ranks 202nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 10 and Tonga in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
1750s 1.16 tonnes 2.07 tonnes 0.911 tonnes Tonga
1760s 1.22 tonnes 2.18 tonnes 0.9586 tonnes Tonga
1770s 1.29 tonnes 2.3 tonnes 1.01 tonnes Tonga
1780s 1.35 tonnes 2.41 tonnes 1.06 tonnes Tonga
1790s 1.42 tonnes 2.54 tonnes 1.12 tonnes Tonga
1800s 1.52 tonnes 2.7 tonnes 1.19 tonnes Tonga
1810s 1.64 tonnes 2.92 tonnes 1.28 tonnes Tonga
1820s 1.77 tonnes 3.15 tonnes 1.38 tonnes Tonga
1830s 1.91 tonnes 3.4 tonnes 1.49 tonnes Tonga
1840s 2.06 tonnes 3.67 tonnes 1.61 tonnes Tonga
1850s 2.3 tonnes 4.1 tonnes 1.8 tonnes Tonga
1860s 2.8 tonnes 4.8 tonnes 2 tonnes Tonga
1870s 3.56 tonnes 5.63 tonnes 2.07 tonnes Tonga
1880s 4.56 tonnes 6.64 tonnes 2.08 tonnes Tonga
1890s 5.73 tonnes 7.7 tonnes 1.97 tonnes Tonga
1900s 6.1 tonnes 9.27 tonnes 3.16 tonnes Tonga
1910s 7.24 tonnes 11.92 tonnes 4.67 tonnes Tonga
1920s 11.05 tonnes 14.07 tonnes 3.03 tonnes Tonga
1930s 15.84 tonnes 15.51 tonnes 0.3372 tonnes Samoa
1940s 22 tonnes 16.49 tonnes 5.51 tonnes Samoa
1950s 91.11 tonnes 70.26 tonnes 20.85 tonnes Samoa
1960s 180.27 tonnes 109.79 tonnes 70.49 tonnes Samoa
1970s 440.42 tonnes 296.04 tonnes 144.38 tonnes Samoa
1980s 983.95 tonnes 661.49 tonnes 322.47 tonnes Samoa
1990s 1,441 tonnes 1,330 tonnes 111.41 tonnes Samoa
2000s 2,079 tonnes 1,438 tonnes 641.26 tonnes Samoa
2010s 1,981 tonnes 1,233 tonnes 748.04 tonnes Samoa
2020s 1,733 tonnes 1,072 tonnes 660.63 tonnes Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Samoa or Tonga?
Samoa, at 1,763 tonnes against 1,092 tonnes in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Samoa and Tonga?
671 tonnes, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
Samoa ranks 199th and Tonga ranks 202nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.