Tonga vs Vanuatu: Long run air pollution

Tonga
1,092
in 2022
Vanuatu
1,502
in 2022
Tonga rank
202nd
Vanuatu rank
200th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
05001.0k1.5k2.0k175018862022

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1,502 against 1,092 in Tonga, a difference of 410.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Tonga ranks 202nd and Vanuatu ranks 200th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1750s 2.07 8.43 6.36 Vanuatu
1760s 2.18 8.87 6.69 Vanuatu
1770s 2.3 9.34 7.04 Vanuatu
1780s 2.41 9.83 7.42 Vanuatu
1790s 2.54 10.35 7.81 Vanuatu
1800s 2.7 11.05 8.35 Vanuatu
1810s 2.92 12.02 9.11 Vanuatu
1820s 3.15 13.09 9.94 Vanuatu
1830s 3.4 14.23 10.83 Vanuatu
1840s 3.67 15.46 11.79 Vanuatu
1850s 4.1 16.93 12.83 Vanuatu
1860s 4.8 18.89 14.09 Vanuatu
1870s 5.63 21.23 15.6 Vanuatu
1880s 6.64 23.85 17.21 Vanuatu
1890s 7.7 26.72 19.02 Vanuatu
1900s 9.27 29.83 20.56 Vanuatu
1910s 11.92 33.65 21.74 Vanuatu
1920s 14.07 37.45 23.38 Vanuatu
1930s 15.51 39.31 23.81 Vanuatu
1940s 16.49 40.08 23.59 Vanuatu
1950s 70.26 52.56 17.71 Tonga
1960s 109.79 237.36 127.57 Vanuatu
1970s 296.04 1,164 867.84 Vanuatu
1980s 661.49 972.24 310.75 Vanuatu
1990s 1,330 854.16 475.75 Tonga
2000s 1,438 1,389 49.02 Tonga
2010s 1,233 1,626 392.74 Vanuatu
2020s 1,072 1,479 406.96 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 1,502 against 1,092 in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Tonga and Vanuatu?
410, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for long run air pollution?
Tonga ranks 202nd and Vanuatu ranks 200th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed