Climate Change in Tonga

845 indicators covering climate change for Tonga.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 0.1498 tonnes per person 2024 down 83.3% 92nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 168,149 tonnes 2024 down 16.7% 181st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 1.61 tonnes per person 2024 down 14.7% 140th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 0.0% 2024 down 9.5% 188th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 11.5% 181st
Share of global methane emissions 0.0% 2024 down 4.3% 177th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 0.0% 2024 up 3.8% 181st
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0 °C 2024 up 26.5% 196th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0 °C 2024 up 26.5% 196th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0 °C 2024 up 6.5% 168th
Global warming contributions by gas and source 0 °C 2024 up 27.1% 186th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 274,878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 5.4% 188th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes per person 1989 141st
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes 1989 141st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 0 tonnes 1989 170th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0 tonnes per person 1989 141st
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 50th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 72.89 years 2023 up 1.7% 140th
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 up 9.5% 1st
Per capita methane emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 139th
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 20,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 168th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 80,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 167th
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 70,000 tonnes 2023 up 16.7% 163rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 955.9 kilograms per person 2023 up 28.0% 93rd
CO₂ emissions from transport 100,000 tonnes 2023 up 25.0% 179th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 0 kilograms per person 2023 184th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 2.2 2025 down 21.4% 135th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 3 2025 down 14.3% 120th
Lack of coping capacity 4.4 2025 unchanged 87th
Vulnerability 2.7 2025 down 25.0% 143rd
CO₂ emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 unchanged 171st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 95.59 kilograms per person 2023 up 2.4% 111th
Terrestrial protected areas 13.3% 2025 down 16.4% 136th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.1% 2025 down 93.3% 199th
Marine protected areas 0.1% 2025 down 93.3% 139th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 134th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 158th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 571.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 4.8% 70th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 0 kt 2024 72nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 166.84 kilograms 2024 up 11.3% 66th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 17,383 tonnes 2024 up 8.8% 177th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes 2026 187th
Urban population 21.2% 2025 down 3.3% 212th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 7th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 50.9% 2015 up 8.9% 94th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 up 5.7% 190th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high 2025 unchanged 7th
Maritime transport CO2 emissions 3,844 Tonnes 2025 up 21.6% 124th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2020 unchanged 32nd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 25,000 2020 up 228.9% 33rd
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 115,824 tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 8.0% 190th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 16.18 2022 12th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 17 2022 101st
Number of deaths due to disaster 17 2022 100th
Number of people affected by disaster 80,003 2018 39th
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 75,784 2018 3rd
Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 3 2018 112th
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 8.58 2018 85th
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.0% 2018 22nd