Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 1986.
Tonga ranks 88th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +121.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0008 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 86 Sri Lanka 0.0013 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 87 Bulgaria 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 89 Jordan 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 90 Estonia 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 91 Romania 0.0011 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 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 fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Tonga rank for fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 88th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.