Tonga vs Vanuatu: Emissions of air pollutants

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

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1,502 tonnes against 1,092 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 409.48 tonnes.

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.

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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.