Access to electricity in Tonga
Tonga: Access to electricity was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
80.0%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Access to electricity in Tonga, 1994–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 100.0% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Tonga peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1994.
That places Tonga 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80.0% | — |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 80.0% | 84.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 85.6% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Tonga
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Tonga?
- Access to electricity in Tonga was 100.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1994.
- How does Tonga rank for access to electricity?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.