Energy mix in Tonga
Tonga: Energy mix was 0.9219 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy mix in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.9219 for energy mix in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy mix in Tonga peaked at 1.06 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1147, in 1986.
Tonga ranks 200th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Energy mix in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1234 | — |
| 1981 | 0.1846 | +49.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1846 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1846 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1851 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1846 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1147 | -37.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2543 | +121.8% |
| 1988 | 0.318 | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3928 | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3928 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.399 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3794 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3786 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5145 | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 0.465 | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5285 | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.553 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5623 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5623 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4382 | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3947 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4279 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5272 | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4883 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.52 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5849 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5007 | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5408 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5869 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5584 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5208 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.677 | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8098 | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8206 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8184 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9522 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9147 | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8864 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7968 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7996 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7557 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8478 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9219 | +8.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.9219 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.51, 1% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.9219 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.44, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy mix in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +121.8% | 0.1147 | 0.2543 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2127 | 0.1147 | 0.3928 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4735 | 0.3786 | 0.5623 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.501 | 0.3947 | 0.5869 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.802 | 0.5208 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8244 | 0.7557 | 0.9219 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 197 Western Sahara 1.24 compare
- 198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 compare
- 199 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.14 compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 0.7882 compare
- 202 Dominica 0.7744 compare
- 203 Sao Tome and Principe 0.7419 compare
More energy & mining data for Tonga
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy mix in Tonga?
- Energy mix in Tonga was 0.9219 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy mix recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2017.
- What is the lowest energy mix recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1147 in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for energy mix?
- Tonga ranks 200th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy mix rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Energy mix. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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