Electricity generation from oil in Tonga
Tonga: Electricity generation from oil was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil in Tonga stood at 0.06 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Tonga peaked at 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Tonga 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil 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 0.57 terawatt-hours, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.06 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.49 terawatt-hours, 12% of the median. (32 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
- 165 Azerbaijan 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 165 Luxembourg 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Belize 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 167 Vanuatu 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Botswana 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Brunei 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Latvia 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Macao 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 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 generation from oil in Tonga?
- Electricity generation from oil 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 generation from oil recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Tonga ranks 167th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil 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 generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.