Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Tonga
Tonga: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture was 0.0593 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Tonga stood at 0.0593 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Tonga peaked at 0.0692 Mt CO2e in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Tonga ranks 164th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0229 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0216 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0216 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0258 Mt CO2e | +19.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0281 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0339 Mt CO2e | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0391 Mt CO2e | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0453 Mt CO2e | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0583 Mt CO2e | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0591 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0602 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0692 Mt CO2e | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0619 Mt CO2e | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0498 Mt CO2e | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.043 Mt CO2e | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0523 Mt CO2e | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0554 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0627 Mt CO2e | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0683 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0619 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | -9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0587 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0582 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0567 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.053 Mt CO2e | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0534 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0532 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0532 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0546 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0563 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0561 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0561 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.056 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.056 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.056 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0569 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0572 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.058 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0583 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0586 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0588 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.059 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.059 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0592 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0592 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0593 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.97 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0593 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1832 Mt CO2e, 32% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +28.7% | 0.0453 Mt CO2e | 0.0583 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0356 Mt CO2e | 0.0216 Mt CO2e | 0.0591 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 Mt CO2e | 0.043 Mt CO2e | 0.0692 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0553 Mt CO2e | 0.053 Mt CO2e | 0.0587 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0561 Mt CO2e | 0.056 Mt CO2e | 0.0563 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0577 Mt CO2e | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | 0.059 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0592 Mt CO2e | 0.059 Mt CO2e | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0841 Mt CO2e compare
- 162 Comoros 0.0725 Mt CO2e compare
- 163 Cape Verde 0.0723 Mt CO2e compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 0.0552 Mt CO2e compare
- 166 Malta 0.053 Mt CO2e compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0.0401 Mt CO2e 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Tonga?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Tonga was 0.0593 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0692 Mt CO2e in 1981.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Tonga ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).