Saint Helena vs Tonga: Primary energy use per person

Saint Helena
8,416 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Tonga
8,848 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Saint Helena rank
136th
Tonga rank
135th

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Saint Helena
  • Tonga
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k198020022024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 8,848 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,416 kilowatt-hours per person in Saint Helena, a difference of 432 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Saint Helena ranks 136th and Tonga ranks 135th of 217 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Helena Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 2,512 kilowatt-hours per person 2,161 kilowatt-hours per person 351.16 kilowatt-hours per person Saint Helena
1990s 2,191 kilowatt-hours per person 4,710 kilowatt-hours per person 2,519 kilowatt-hours per person Tonga
2000s 8,097 kilowatt-hours per person 4,754 kilowatt-hours per person 3,343 kilowatt-hours per person Saint Helena
2010s 8,260 kilowatt-hours per person 7,545 kilowatt-hours per person 714.09 kilowatt-hours per person Saint Helena
2020s 8,005 kilowatt-hours per person 7,852 kilowatt-hours per person 152.17 kilowatt-hours per person Saint Helena

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Saint Helena or Tonga?
Tonga, at 8,848 kilowatt-hours per person against 8,416 kilowatt-hours per person in Saint Helena as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Saint Helena and Tonga?
432 kilowatt-hours per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Tonga?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Saint Helena and Tonga rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Saint Helena ranks 136th and Tonga ranks 135th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use 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
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.