Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in Tonga
Tonga: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas was 7.74 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
7.74
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
197th
of 216 countries
All-time high
7.74
in 2019
All-time low
7.26
in 2011
Years of data
10
2010–2019
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in Tonga, 2010–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in Tonga stood at 7.74. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in Tonga peaked at 7.74 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.26, in 2011.
That places Tonga 197th out of 216 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 194 Northern Mariana Islands 7.9 compare
- 195 Guadeloupe 7.82 compare
- 196 Dominican Republic 7.76 compare
- 198 Isle of Man 7.7 compare
- 199 Portugal 7.63 compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.62 compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 60 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 57.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0022 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 232 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 42 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in Tonga?
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas in Tonga was 7.74 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 in 2019.
- What is the lowest exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.26 in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?
- Tonga ranks 197th out of 216 countries with data for 2019.
- Is exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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