Maldives vs Tonga: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas
Maldives
0 °C
in 2024
Tonga
0 °C
in 2024
Maldives rank
180th
Tonga rank
179th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas over time
- Maldives
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0 °C against 0 °C in Maldives, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 179th of 201 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas, Maldives or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0 °C against 0 °C in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas between Maldives and Tonga?
- 0 °C, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas?
- Maldives ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 179th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.