Tonga Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
292,904
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.05%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
2.55
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Tonga were 292,904 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 8,662 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 284,242 tons.
- Per capita: 2.55 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Tonga accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 292,904 | 169,794 | 97,481 | 25,630 | – | 2.55 | 3.05% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 284,242 | 161,835 | 96,975 | 25,433 | – | 2.52 | 0.19% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 283,706 | 161,417 | 96,922 | 25,367 | – | 2.51 | −13.76% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 328,971 | 206,474 | 96,467 | 26,031 | – | 2.94 | 6.82% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 307,960 | 186,513 | 95,777 | 25,671 | – | 2.77 | 8.59% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 283,612 | 165,527 | 95,170 | 22,914 | – | 2.58 | 7.28% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 264,371 | 147,433 | 94,441 | 22,497 | – | 2.43 | −2.65% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 271,558 | 154,854 | 94,044 | 22,660 | – | 2.51 | 4.88% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 258,927 | 143,192 | 93,409 | 22,326 | – | 2.42 | 3.83% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 249,370 | 134,732 | 92,727 | 21,911 | – | 2.34 | 1.54% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 245,596 | 131,847 | 91,983 | 21,766 | – | 2.32 | 5.73% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 232,277 | 119,424 | 91,383 | 21,470 | – | 2.21 | 0.63% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 230,826 | 118,160 | 91,097 | 21,570 | – | 2.2 | −0.29% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 231,491 | 120,021 | 90,189 | 21,281 | – | 2.21 | −2.66% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 237,815 | 126,211 | 90,028 | 21,576 | – | 2.28 | −1.78% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 242,132 | 130,801 | 89,651 | 21,680 | – | 2.34 | 3.13% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 234,790 | 123,676 | 89,350 | 21,763 | – | 2.28 | 4.47% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 224,739 | 114,195 | 89,018 | 21,525 | – | 2.2 | −7.67% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 243,396 | 133,070 | 88,811 | 21,516 | – | 2.39 | 5.34% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 231,060 | 121,177 | 88,612 | 21,272 | – | 2.29 | 4.39% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 221,345 | 111,805 | 88,383 | 21,157 | – | 2.2 | −5.94% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 235,318 | 125,496 | 88,299 | 21,524 | – | 2.36 | 10.16% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 213,616 | 104,563 | 88,029 | 21,024 | – | 2.15 | 5.24% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 202,971 | 94,713 | 87,738 | 20,520 | – | 2.06 | −2.48% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 208,140 | 99,802 | 87,549 | 20,789 | – | 2.12 | −18.47% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 255,306 | 147,619 | 85,585 | 22,102 | – | 2.62 | 0.7% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 253,535 | 147,866 | 84,037 | 21,633 | – | 2.61 | 2.84% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 246,528 | 141,368 | 83,828 | 21,332 | – | 2.55 | 4.46% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 235,999 | 130,928 | 83,913 | 21,158 | – | 2.45 | 7.72% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 219,091 | 115,214 | 83,394 | 20,483 | – | 2.28 | −11.85% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 248,534 | 139,682 | 86,955 | 21,897 | – | 2.59 | 18.54% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 209,666 | 100,308 | 88,067 | 21,291 | – | 2.19 | 0.29% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 209,062 | 99,173 | 88,343 | 21,545 | – | 2.19 | 4.78% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 199,523 | 94,391 | 85,794 | 19,338 | – | 2.09 | 2.81% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 194,068 | 89,067 | 85,452 | 19,549 | – | 2.04 | −1.69% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 197,406 | 86,046 | 90,395 | 20,965 | – | 2.08 | 2.92% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 191,809 | 72,691 | 96,555 | 22,562 | – | 2.03 | 13.56% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 168,901 | 57,257 | 90,548 | 21,096 | – | 1.79 | 36.85% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 123,417 | 22,382 | 82,872 | 18,163 | – | 1.31 | −11.48% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 139,419 | 41,581 | 79,569 | 18,269 | – | 1.48 | 14.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 122,187 | 37,690 | 70,014 | 14,483 | – | 1.3 | −9.41% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 134,883 | 42,239 | 76,615 | 16,029 | – | 1.44 | −10.38% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 150,508 | 42,749 | 88,370 | 19,389 | – | 1.61 | −6.06% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 160,212 | 43,398 | 95,395 | 21,419 | – | 1.71 | 19.24% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 134,357 | 29,311 | 85,931 | 19,115 | – | 1.44 | 4% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 129,184 | 27,229 | 84,109 | 17,846 | – | 1.4 | 2.71% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 125,772 | 25,348 | 82,593 | 17,831 | – | 1.38 | 16.29% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 108,153 | 25,541 | 68,726 | 13,887 | – | 1.2 | 9.95% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 98,366 | 24,195 | 61,838 | 12,334 | – | 1.1 | 7.39% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 91,598 | 24,554 | 55,981 | 11,064 | – | 1.04 | 3.73% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 88,302 | 29,700 | 49,472 | 9,131 | – | 1.01 | 11.41% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 79,260 | 24,227 | 46,613 | 8,420 | – | 0.91 | 14.76% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 69,063 | 20,164 | 41,753 | 7,146 | – | 0.8 | 2.94% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 67,090 | 18,921 | 41,170 | 6,999 | – | 0.78 | −0.11% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 67,162 | 18,919 | 40,815 | 7,429 | – | 0.8 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Tonga CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Tonga
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).