Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Tonga
Tonga: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0975 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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
Tonga recorded 0.0975 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Tonga peaked at 0.0975 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0408 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 175th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0408 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0412 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0418 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0495 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.056 Mt CO2e | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0618 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0687 Mt CO2e | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0826 Mt CO2e | +20.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0841 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0859 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0954 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0884 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0766 Mt CO2e | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.07 Mt CO2e | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0796 Mt CO2e | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0829 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0905 Mt CO2e | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0904 Mt CO2e | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0855 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0858 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0883 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0881 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.087 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0834 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0839 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0838 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.084 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0856 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0875 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0877 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.088 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0883 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0884 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0886 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0888 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.089 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0897 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.09 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0902 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0911 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0914 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.092 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0927 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0934 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.094 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0944 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0952 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0958 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0965 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0969 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.097 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0975 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0975 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.97 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0975 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.8 Mt CO2e, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0573 Mt CO2e | 0.0408 Mt CO2e | 0.0841 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0856 Mt CO2e | 0.07 Mt CO2e | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0855 Mt CO2e | 0.0834 Mt CO2e | 0.0883 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0885 Mt CO2e | 0.0875 Mt CO2e | 0.0897 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0924 Mt CO2e | 0.09 Mt CO2e | 0.0952 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0967 Mt CO2e | 0.0958 Mt CO2e | 0.0975 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 172 Maldives 0.1701 Mt CO2e compare
- 173 Barbados 0.1624 Mt CO2e compare
- 174 Samoa 0.1342 Mt CO2e compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0789 Mt CO2e compare
- 177 Seychelles 0.0743 Mt CO2e compare
- 178 French Polynesia 0.0738 Mt CO2e compare
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 methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Tonga?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Tonga was 0.0975 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0975 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0408 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).