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Access to electricity, urban in Tonga

Tonga: Access to electricity, urban was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
95.4%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Access to electricity, urban in Tonga, 1994–2024

0204060801001994200920241994: 95.4 % of urban population1995: 95.6 % of urban population1996: 95.8 % of urban population1997: 95.9 % of urban population1998: 96.1 % of urban population1999: 96.2 % of urban population2000: 96.4 % of urban population2001: 96.5 % of urban population2002: 96.6 % of urban population2003: 96.7 % of urban population2004: 96.8 % of urban population2005: 96.9 % of urban population2006: 97.7 % of urban population2007: 97.2 % of urban population2008: 97.4 % of urban population2009: 97.6 % of urban population2010: 97.9 % of urban population2011: 97.3 % of urban population2012: 97.7 % of urban population2013: 98.5 % of urban population2014: 98.7 % of urban population2015: 100 % of urban population2016: 98.6 % of urban population2017: 99.6 % of urban population2018: 99.8 % of urban population2019: 100 % of urban population2020: 100 % of urban population2021: 100 % of urban population2022: 100 % of urban population2023: 100 % of urban population2024: 100 % of urban population

Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 100.0% for access to electricity, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Tonga peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 1994.

Tonga ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Access to electricity, urban in Tonga, year by year

Year % of urban population Change
1994 95.4% —
1995 95.6% +0.2%
1996 95.8% +0.2%
1997 95.9% +0.2%
1998 96.1% +0.2%
1999 96.2% +0.1%
2000 96.4% +0.2%
2001 96.5% +0.1%
2002 96.6% +0.1%
2003 96.7% +0.1%
2004 96.8% +0.1%
2005 96.9% +0.1%
2006 97.7% +0.8%
2007 97.2% -0.5%
2008 97.4% +0.2%
2009 97.6% +0.2%
2010 97.9% +0.3%
2011 97.3% -0.6%
2012 97.7% +0.4%
2013 98.5% +0.8%
2014 98.7% +0.2%
2015 100.0% +1.3%
2016 98.6% -1.4%
2017 99.6% +1.0%
2018 99.8% +0.2%
2019 100.0% +0.2%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.8% 95.4% 96.2% 6
2000s 97.0% 96.4% 97.7% 10
2010s 98.8% 97.3% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, urban in Tonga?
Access to electricity, urban 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, urban recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 1994.
How does Tonga rank for access to electricity, urban?
Tonga ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 8,113 data points, 1990–2024
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.