Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Tonga
Tonga: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 0.2929 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 0.2929 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Tonga peaked at 0.329 Mt CO2e in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0671 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Tonga ranks 186th 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0672 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0671 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0691 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0793 Mt CO2e | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0883 Mt CO2e | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0916 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0984 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1082 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1258 Mt CO2e | +16.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1292 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1344 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1602 Mt CO2e | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1505 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1349 Mt CO2e | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1222 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1394 Mt CO2e | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1234 Mt CO2e | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1689 Mt CO2e | +36.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1918 Mt CO2e | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1941 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1995 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2091 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2097 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2485 Mt CO2e | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2191 Mt CO2e | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.236 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2465 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2535 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2553 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2081 Mt CO2e | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.203 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2136 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 Mt CO2e | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2213 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2311 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2434 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2247 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2348 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2421 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2378 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2315 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2308 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2323 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2456 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2494 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2589 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2716 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2644 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2836 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.308 Mt CO2e | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.329 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2837 Mt CO2e | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2842 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2929 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2929 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.58 Mt CO2e, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2929 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.76 Mt CO2e, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0924 Mt CO2e | 0.0671 Mt CO2e | 0.1292 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1523 Mt CO2e | 0.1222 Mt CO2e | 0.1974 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2271 Mt CO2e | 0.1941 Mt CO2e | 0.2553 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2257 Mt CO2e | 0.203 Mt CO2e | 0.2434 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2506 Mt CO2e | 0.2308 Mt CO2e | 0.2836 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2996 Mt CO2e | 0.2837 Mt CO2e | 0.329 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4269 Mt CO2e compare
- 184 Cayman Islands 0.4059 Mt CO2e compare
- 185 Bermuda 0.3057 Mt CO2e compare
- 187 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2455 Mt CO2e compare
- 188 Grenada 0.241 Mt CO2e compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2378 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Tonga?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Tonga was 0.2929 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 total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.329 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0671 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions 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 the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).