Tonga vs Zimbabwe: Electricity demand per person

Tonga
671.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Zimbabwe
727.41 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Tonga rank
166th
Zimbabwe rank
163rd

Electricity demand per person over time

  • Tonga
  • Zimbabwe
02505007501.0k200020122024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 727.41 kilowatt-hours against 671.84 kilowatt-hours in Tonga, a difference of 55.57 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Tonga ranks 166th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 436.59 kilowatt-hours 906.51 kilowatt-hours 469.92 kilowatt-hours Zimbabwe
2010s 536.06 kilowatt-hours 678.72 kilowatt-hours 142.66 kilowatt-hours Zimbabwe
2020s 685.62 kilowatt-hours 669.74 kilowatt-hours 15.88 kilowatt-hours Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Tonga or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 727.41 kilowatt-hours against 671.84 kilowatt-hours in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Tonga and Zimbabwe?
55.57 kilowatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity demand per person?
Tonga ranks 166th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.