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Electricity generation from oil in Tonga

Tonga: Electricity generation from oil was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.06 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.07 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Tonga, 2000–2024

00.020.040.060.082000201220242000: 0.04 terawatt-hours2001: 0.04 terawatt-hours2002: 0.04 terawatt-hours2003: 0.04 terawatt-hours2004: 0.05 terawatt-hours2005: 0.05 terawatt-hours2006: 0.05 terawatt-hours2007: 0.05 terawatt-hours2008: 0.05 terawatt-hours2009: 0.05 terawatt-hours2010: 0.05 terawatt-hours2011: 0.05 terawatt-hours2012: 0.05 terawatt-hours2013: 0.05 terawatt-hours2014: 0.05 terawatt-hours2015: 0.05 terawatt-hours2016: 0.06 terawatt-hours2017: 0.06 terawatt-hours2018: 0.06 terawatt-hours2019: 0.06 terawatt-hours2020: 0.06 terawatt-hours2021: 0.06 terawatt-hours2022: 0.07 terawatt-hours2023: 0.06 terawatt-hours2024: 0.06 terawatt-hours

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 163rd out of 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 162 Azerbaijan 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 163 Belize 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 163 Vanuatu 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 166 Botswana 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 166 Brunei 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 166 Latvia 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 166 Macao 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  8. 166 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.05 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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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 163rd out of 209 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.