Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 1 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 units per person
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
1 units per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.8 units per person
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Tonga, 1994–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Tonga peaked at 1 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8 units per person, in 1994.
That places Tonga 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.8179 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8255 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8332 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8408 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8483 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.856 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.863 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.87 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.876 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.883 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.89 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.923 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.905 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.912 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.92 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.928 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.922 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.928 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.951 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.959 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.97 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.982 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.99 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.984 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.999 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8276 units per person | 0.8 units per person | 0.8483 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8898 units per person | 0.856 units per person | 0.923 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9614 units per person | 0.922 units per person | 1 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 units per person | 0.999 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Tonga
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.0% (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Tonga?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Tonga was 1 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 units per person in 1994.
- How does Tonga rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.