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Per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga

Tonga: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2352 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2352
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
133rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2352
in 2024
All-time low
0.0424
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga is 0.2352, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga peaked at 0.2352 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0424, in 1850.

That places Tonga 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0424 —
1851 0.0431 +1.8%
1852 0.0438 +1.7%
1853 0.0445 +1.5%
1854 0.0451 +1.4%
1855 0.0457 +1.2%
1856 0.0461 +1.0%
1857 0.0465 +0.8%
1858 0.0468 +0.6%
1859 0.047 +0.4%
1860 0.047 +0.1%
1861 0.047 -0.1%
1862 0.047 -0.1%
1863 0.0469 -0.1%
1864 0.0468 -0.1%
1865 0.0468 -0.1%
1866 0.0467 -0.2%
1867 0.0466 -0.1%
1868 0.0466 -0.1%
1869 0.0465 -0.1%
1870 0.0465 -0.0%
1871 0.0471 +1.3%
1872 0.0488 +3.6%
1873 0.0513 +5.1%
1874 0.0544 +6.0%
1875 0.0578 +6.2%
1876 0.0612 +5.9%
1877 0.0644 +5.3%
1878 0.0672 +4.4%
1879 0.0694 +3.2%
1880 0.0706 +1.8%
1881 0.0712 +0.9%
1882 0.0717 +0.7%
1883 0.0721 +0.5%
1884 0.0724 +0.4%
1885 0.0726 +0.3%
1886 0.0729 +0.3%
1887 0.0731 +0.3%
1888 0.0733 +0.3%
1889 0.0736 +0.4%
1890 0.081 +10.0%
1891 0.0776 -4.2%
1892 0.0747 -3.8%
1893 0.0721 -3.4%
1894 0.07 -3.0%
1895 0.0682 -2.5%
1896 0.0668 -2.1%
1897 0.0658 -1.6%
1898 0.065 -1.2%
1899 0.0644 -1.0%
1900 0.0638 -0.8%
1901 0.0638 -0.1%
1902 0.0645 +1.0%
1903 0.0656 +1.8%
1904 0.0672 +2.4%
1905 0.069 +2.7%
1906 0.0708 +2.6%
1907 0.0725 +2.4%
1908 0.0738 +1.9%
1909 0.0748 +1.3%
1910 0.0752 +0.6%
1911 0.0752 +0.1%
1912 0.0753 +0.0%
1913 0.0753 -0.0%
1914 0.0752 -0.1%
1915 0.0751 -0.2%
1916 0.0749 -0.2%
1917 0.0748 -0.2%
1918 0.0747 -0.0%
1919 0.0746 -0.1%
1920 0.0745 -0.2%
1921 0.0744 -0.1%
1922 0.0744 -0.0%
1923 0.0743 -0.1%
1924 0.0743 -0.0%
1925 0.0743 -0.0%
1926 0.0742 -0.1%
1927 0.0739 -0.3%
1928 0.0736 -0.5%
1929 0.0729 -0.8%
1930 0.072 -1.2%
1931 0.071 -1.4%
1932 0.0699 -1.5%
1933 0.0689 -1.5%
1934 0.0678 -1.5%
1935 0.0668 -1.5%
1936 0.0659 -1.4%
1937 0.0649 -1.4%
1938 0.0641 -1.3%
1939 0.0631 -1.5%
1940 0.062 -1.7%
1941 0.0617 -0.5%
1942 0.0627 +1.6%
1943 0.0646 +3.0%
1944 0.0671 +3.9%
1945 0.0699 +4.1%
1946 0.0725 +3.8%
1947 0.0748 +3.2%
1948 0.0765 +2.2%
1949 0.0773 +1.0%
1950 0.0772 -0.1%
1951 0.0767 -0.6%
1952 0.0761 -0.8%
1953 0.0754 -0.8%
1954 0.0747 -1.0%
1955 0.074 -1.0%
1956 0.0732 -1.1%
1957 0.0725 -0.9%
1958 0.0721 -0.6%
1959 0.0716 -0.6%
1960 0.0711 -0.6%
1961 0.0756 +6.3%
1962 0.0836 +10.6%
1963 0.0868 +3.8%
1964 0.084 -3.2%
1965 0.0788 -6.2%
1966 0.0865 +9.7%
1967 0.0807 -6.7%
1968 0.0866 +7.4%
1969 0.0882 +1.9%
1970 0.0918 +4.0%
1971 0.0868 -5.4%
1972 0.087 +0.1%
1973 0.0974 +12.0%
1974 0.1007 +3.4%
1975 0.1229 +22.1%
1976 0.131 +6.6%
1977 0.1451 +10.7%
1978 0.1854 +27.8%
1979 0.1877 +1.2%
1980 0.1911 +1.8%
1981 0.2179 +14.1%
1982 0.2024 -7.1%
1983 0.1678 -17.1%
1984 0.1554 -7.4%
1985 0.1872 +20.5%
1986 0.1839 -1.8%
1987 0.2092 +13.8%
1988 0.2242 +7.2%
1989 0.2155 -3.9%
1990 0.201 -6.7%
1991 0.2021 +0.6%
1992 0.2112 +4.5%
1993 0.2093 -0.9%
1994 0.2173 +3.8%
1995 0.2034 -6.4%
1996 0.2096 +3.0%
1997 0.2128 +1.5%
1998 0.2144 +0.8%
1999 0.2185 +1.9%
2000 0.2011 -7.9%
2001 0.1983 -1.4%
2002 0.1997 +0.7%
2003 0.2027 +1.5%
2004 0.1986 -2.0%
2005 0.1986 +0.0%
2006 0.2 +0.7%
2007 0.1989 -0.5%
2008 0.2067 +3.9%
2009 0.2058 -0.4%
2010 0.1991 -3.2%
2011 0.1962 -1.5%
2012 0.2019 +2.9%
2013 0.2036 +0.9%
2014 0.2061 +1.2%
2015 0.2082 +1.0%
2016 0.2149 +3.2%
2017 0.2233 +3.9%
2018 0.2165 -3.1%
2019 0.2239 +3.4%
2020 0.2243 +0.2%
2021 0.2283 +1.8%
2022 0.2297 +0.6%
2023 0.2325 +1.2%
2024 0.2352 +1.2%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 0.2352 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 0.2352 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1978 +27.8% 0.1451 0.1854

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0451 0.0424 0.047 10
1860s 0.0468 0.0465 0.047 10
1870s 0.0568 0.0465 0.0694 10
1880s 0.0724 0.0706 0.0736 10
1890s 0.0706 0.0644 0.081 10
1900s 0.0686 0.0638 0.0748 10
1910s 0.075 0.0746 0.0753 10
1920s 0.0741 0.0729 0.0745 10
1930s 0.0674 0.0631 0.072 10
1940s 0.0689 0.0617 0.0773 10
1950s 0.0743 0.0716 0.0772 10
1960s 0.0822 0.0711 0.0882 10
1970s 0.1236 0.0868 0.1877 10
1980s 0.1954 0.1554 0.2242 10
1990s 0.21 0.201 0.2185 10
2000s 0.201 0.1983 0.2067 10
2010s 0.2094 0.1962 0.2239 10
2020s 0.23 0.2243 0.2352 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 compare
  2. 131 Samoa 0.2377 compare
  3. 132 Nepal 0.2353 compare
  4. 134 Djibouti 0.2298 compare
  5. 135 Singapore 0.2293 compare
  6. 136 Morocco 0.2276 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Tonga was 0.2352 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.2352 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 in 1850.
How does Tonga rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Tonga ranks 133rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
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