Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Tonga

Name: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Tonga
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Tonga: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.1%

World rank

83rd

of 210 countries

All-time high

0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0002 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1994–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1994–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Tonga is 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Tonga 83rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1994 to 2024.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1994	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	—
1995	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1996	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1997	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1998	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
1999	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2000	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2001	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2002	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2003	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2004	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2005	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2006	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2007	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2008	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2009	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2010	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2011	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2012	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2013	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2014	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2015	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2016	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2017	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2018	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2019	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2020	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2021	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2022	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2023	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2024	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-9.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	6
2000s	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Tonga

80 Turkmenistan 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
81 Vanuatu 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
82 Iraq 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
84 Paraguay 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
85 Fiji 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP compare
86 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

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)
Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel imports 16.4% (2023)
Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2023)

All data for Tonga →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Tonga?: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?: The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Tonga rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?: Tonga ranks 83rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 210 places, 6,413 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.