Long run air pollution in Tonga
Tonga: Long run air pollution was 1,092 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,092
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
202nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
1,669
in 2005
All-time low
2.03
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Tonga, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1,092 for long run air pollution in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Tonga peaked at 1,669 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1750.
Tonga ranks 202nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 2.03 | — |
| 1751 | 2.04 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 2.05 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 2.06 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 2.07 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 2.08 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 2.09 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 2.1 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 2.11 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 2.12 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 2.13 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 2.14 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 2.15 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 2.16 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 2.18 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 2.19 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 2.2 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 2.21 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 2.22 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 2.23 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 2.24 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 2.25 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 2.27 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 2.28 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 2.29 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 2.3 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 2.31 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 2.32 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 2.34 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 2.35 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 2.36 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 2.37 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 2.38 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 2.4 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 2.41 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 2.42 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 2.43 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 2.45 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 2.46 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 2.47 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 2.48 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 2.5 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 2.51 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 2.52 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 2.53 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 2.55 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 2.56 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 2.57 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 2.59 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 2.6 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 2.61 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 2.63 | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 2.65 | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 2.67 | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 2.69 | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 2.71 | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 2.73 | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 2.75 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 2.77 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 2.79 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 2.82 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 2.84 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 2.86 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 2.88 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 2.91 | +0.8% |
| 1815 | 2.93 | +0.8% |
| 1816 | 2.95 | +0.8% |
| 1817 | 2.97 | +0.8% |
| 1818 | 3 | +0.8% |
| 1819 | 3.02 | +0.8% |
| 1820 | 3.04 | +0.8% |
| 1821 | 3.07 | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 3.09 | +0.8% |
| 1823 | 3.11 | +0.8% |
| 1824 | 3.14 | +0.8% |
| 1825 | 3.16 | +0.8% |
| 1826 | 3.19 | +0.8% |
| 1827 | 3.21 | +0.8% |
| 1828 | 3.24 | +0.8% |
| 1829 | 3.26 | +0.8% |
| 1830 | 3.28 | +0.8% |
| 1831 | 3.31 | +0.8% |
| 1832 | 3.34 | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 3.36 | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 3.39 | +0.8% |
| 1835 | 3.41 | +0.8% |
| 1836 | 3.44 | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 3.46 | +0.8% |
| 1838 | 3.49 | +0.8% |
| 1839 | 3.52 | +0.8% |
| 1840 | 3.54 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 3.57 | +0.8% |
| 1842 | 3.6 | +0.8% |
| 1843 | 3.63 | +0.8% |
| 1844 | 3.65 | +0.8% |
| 1845 | 3.68 | +0.8% |
| 1846 | 3.71 | +0.8% |
| 1847 | 3.74 | +0.8% |
| 1848 | 3.76 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 3.79 | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 3.82 | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 3.88 | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 3.94 | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 4 | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 4.06 | +1.6% |
| 1855 | 4.13 | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 4.19 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 4.26 | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 4.33 | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 4.4 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 4.47 | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 4.54 | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 4.61 | +1.6% |
| 1863 | 4.69 | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 4.76 | +1.6% |
| 1865 | 4.84 | +1.6% |
| 1866 | 4.91 | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 4.99 | +1.6% |
| 1868 | 5.07 | +1.6% |
| 1869 | 5.15 | +1.6% |
| 1870 | 5.24 | +1.6% |
| 1871 | 5.32 | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 5.4 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 5.49 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 5.58 | +1.6% |
| 1875 | 5.67 | +1.6% |
| 1876 | 5.76 | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 5.85 | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 5.95 | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 6.05 | +1.6% |
| 1880 | 6.15 | +1.6% |
| 1881 | 6.15 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 6.27 | +2.1% |
| 1883 | 6.4 | +2.1% |
| 1884 | 6.54 | +2.1% |
| 1885 | 6.68 | +2.1% |
| 1886 | 6.82 | +2.2% |
| 1887 | 6.97 | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 7.13 | +2.3% |
| 1889 | 7.3 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 7.47 | +2.3% |
| 1891 | 7.52 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 7.56 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 7.61 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 7.66 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 7.71 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 7.78 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 7.84 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 7.9 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 7.97 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 8.03 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 8.24 | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 8.52 | +3.4% |
| 1903 | 8.8 | +3.3% |
| 1904 | 9.09 | +3.3% |
| 1905 | 9.38 | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 9.68 | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 9.99 | +3.2% |
| 1908 | 10.3 | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 10.61 | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 10.93 | +3.0% |
| 1911 | 11.15 | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 11.36 | +2.0% |
| 1913 | 11.58 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 11.8 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 12.02 | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 12.24 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 12.47 | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 12.69 | +1.8% |
| 1919 | 12.92 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 13.15 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 13.33 | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 13.48 | +1.1% |
| 1923 | 13.68 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 13.85 | +1.2% |
| 1925 | 14.24 | +2.8% |
| 1926 | 14.46 | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 14.68 | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 14.87 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 14.99 | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 15.09 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 15.28 | +1.2% |
| 1932 | 15.28 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 15.32 | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 15.36 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 15.4 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 15.59 | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 15.76 | +1.1% |
| 1938 | 15.92 | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 16.05 | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 16.18 | +0.8% |
| 1941 | 16.28 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 16.32 | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 16.41 | +0.5% |
| 1944 | 16.51 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 16.53 | +0.1% |
| 1946 | 16.71 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 16.68 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 16.63 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 16.68 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 69.1 | +314.3% |
| 1951 | 69.84 | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 70.05 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 70.21 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 70.28 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 70.25 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 70.35 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 70.52 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 70.81 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 71.22 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 94.71 | +33.0% |
| 1961 | 96.79 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 98.74 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 100.96 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 103.4 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 106.09 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 108.91 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 133.64 | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 136.6 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 118.01 | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 205.43 | +74.1% |
| 1971 | 165.63 | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 211.08 | +27.4% |
| 1973 | 243.13 | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 238.71 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 328.31 | +37.5% |
| 1976 | 314.55 | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 383.3 | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 413.64 | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 456.58 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 456 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 530.3 | +16.3% |
| 1982 | 517.59 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 548.68 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 641.11 | +16.8% |
| 1985 | 604.83 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 713.33 | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 807.55 | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 907.88 | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 887.61 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1,083 | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 1,265 | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 1,055 | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 1,074 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 1,336 | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 1,342 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,435 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1,511 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,578 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,622 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1,305 | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 1,204 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 1,396 | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 1,609 | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 1,477 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1,669 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1,668 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,318 | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 1,369 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,365 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,305 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,223 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,182 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,146 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,257 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 1,273 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,270 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,209 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1,258 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,208 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 1,043 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 1,080 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,092 | +1.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,092 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,092 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 102,909, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +314.3% | 16.68 | 69.1 |
| 1970 | +74.1% | 118.01 | 205.43 |
| 1975 | +37.5% | 238.71 | 328.31 |
| 1960 | +33.0% | 71.22 | 94.71 |
| 1972 | +27.4% | 165.63 | 211.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1760s | 2.18 | 2.13 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1770s | 2.3 | 2.24 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1780s | 2.41 | 2.36 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 1790s | 2.54 | 2.48 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1800s | 2.7 | 2.61 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1810s | 2.92 | 2.82 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1820s | 3.15 | 3.04 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 1830s | 3.4 | 3.28 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1840s | 3.67 | 3.54 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4.1 | 3.82 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.8 | 4.47 | 5.15 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.63 | 5.24 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.64 | 6.15 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.7 | 7.47 | 7.97 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.27 | 8.03 | 10.61 | 10 |
| 1910s | 11.92 | 10.93 | 12.92 | 10 |
| 1920s | 14.07 | 13.15 | 14.99 | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.51 | 15.09 | 16.05 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.49 | 16.18 | 16.71 | 10 |
| 1950s | 70.26 | 69.1 | 71.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 109.79 | 94.71 | 136.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 296.04 | 165.63 | 456.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 661.49 | 456 | 907.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,330 | 1,055 | 1,622 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,438 | 1,204 | 1,669 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,233 | 1,146 | 1,305 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,072 | 1,043 | 1,092 | 3 |
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- 199 Samoa 1,763 compare
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- 204 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 774.39 compare
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More environment data for Tonga
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1563 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Tonga?
- Long run air pollution in Tonga was 1,092 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,669 in 2005.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1750.
- How does Tonga rank for long run air pollution?
- Tonga ranks 202nd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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