Number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga
Tonga: Number of people with and without electricity access was 104,175 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga, 1994–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 104,175 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga peaked at 106,095 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80,133 people, in 1994.
That places Tonga 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80,133 people | — |
| 1995 | 81,972 people | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 82,781 people | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 83,878 people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 85,242 people | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86,564 people | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 87,892 people | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 89,138 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 90,370 people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 91,510 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 92,778 people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 94,047 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 98,072 people | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 96,587 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 97,602 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 98,627 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99,667 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 99,180 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99,723 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 101,831 people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 102,238 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 106,095 people | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 102,358 people | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 103,460 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 104,511 people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 103,978 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 105,598 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 105,490 people | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 105,042 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 104,597 people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 104,175 people | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 104,175 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 104,175 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,429 people | 80,133 people | 86,564 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 93,662 people | 87,892 people | 98,627 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,304 people | 99,180 people | 106,095 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,980 people | 104,175 people | 105,598 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 187 Grenada 112,050 people compare
- 188 Aruba 107,995 people compare
- 189 United States Virgin Islands 104,377 people compare
- 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,616 people compare
- 192 Micronesia (country) 100,599 people compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 93,772 people compare
More energy & mining data for Tonga
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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 18.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga was 104,175 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 106,095 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,133 people in 1994.
- How does Tonga rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Tonga ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.