Number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga
Tonga: Number of people with and without electricity access was 104,175 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
104,175
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
190th
of 214 countries
All-time high
106,095
in 2015
All-time low
80,133
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Tonga, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 104,175 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 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80,133, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80,133 | — |
| 1995 | 81,972 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 82,781 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 83,878 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 85,242 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86,564 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 87,892 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 89,138 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 90,370 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 91,510 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 92,778 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 94,047 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 98,072 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 96,587 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 97,602 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 98,627 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99,667 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 99,180 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99,723 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 101,831 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 102,238 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 106,095 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 102,358 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 103,460 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 104,511 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 103,978 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 105,598 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 105,490 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 105,042 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 104,597 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 104,175 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,429 | 80,133 | 86,564 | 6 |
| 2000s | 93,662 | 87,892 | 98,627 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,304 | 99,180 | 106,095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,980 | 104,175 | 105,598 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 187 Grenada 112,050 compare
- 188 Aruba 107,995 compare
- 189 United States Virgin Islands 104,377 compare
- 191 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,616 compare
- 192 Micronesia, Federated States of 100,599 compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 93,772 compare
More energy & mining data for Tonga
- 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)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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 in 2024, according to 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 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,133 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 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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