Electricity generation from oil per person in Tonga
Tonga: Electricity generation from oil per person was 575.86 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
575.86 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 214 countries
All-time high
666.33 kilowatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
382.85 kilowatt-hours
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil per person in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 575.86 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from oil per person in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Tonga peaked at 666.33 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 382.85 kilowatt-hours, in 2003.
That places Tonga 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Tonga, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 389.5 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 387.2 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 385.03 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 382.85 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 475.79 kilowatt-hours | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 473.11 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 470.52 kilowatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 468.41 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 467.13 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 466.33 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 465.48 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 464.75 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 465.22 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 466.88 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 468.92 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 471.21 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 568.53 kilowatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 569.41 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 568.24 kilowatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 567.71 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 567.53 kilowatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 568.7 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 666.33 kilowatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 573.54 kilowatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 575.86 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 575.86 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 6.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 575.86 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142.07 kilowatt-hours, 4.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 436.59 kilowatt-hours | 382.85 kilowatt-hours | 475.79 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 507.64 kilowatt-hours | 464.75 kilowatt-hours | 569.41 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 590.39 kilowatt-hours | 567.53 kilowatt-hours | 666.33 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Tonga?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Tonga was 575.86 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 666.33 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.85 kilowatt-hours in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Tonga ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.