Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Tonga
Tonga: Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.06 terawatt-hours for electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Tonga peaked at 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 185th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Tonga, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.52 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.55 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.054 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.062 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Malawi 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 0.08 terawatt-hours compare
- 185 Belize 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 185 Vanuatu 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 188 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Tonga?
- Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Tonga was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Tonga ranks 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.