Gambia vs Tonga: Annual change in primary energy use
Gambia
0.0688 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Tonga
0.0741 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gambia rank
129th
Tonga rank
126th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Gambia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0741 terawatt-hours against 0.0688 terawatt-hours in Gambia, a difference of 0.0053 terawatt-hours.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tonga ahead.
Gambia ranks 129th and Tonga ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0144 terawatt-hours | 0.0299 terawatt-hours | 0.0156 terawatt-hours | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.0179 terawatt-hours | 0.0169 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.0873 terawatt-hours | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.0848 terawatt-hours | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0141 terawatt-hours | 0.0299 terawatt-hours | 0.0159 terawatt-hours | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0648 terawatt-hours | 0.0071 terawatt-hours | 0.0577 terawatt-hours | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Gambia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0741 terawatt-hours against 0.0688 terawatt-hours in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Gambia and Tonga?
- 0.0053 terawatt-hours, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tonga?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Tonga rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Gambia ranks 129th and Tonga ranks 126th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.