Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Tonga stood at 3.3%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Tonga peaked at 3.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
That places Tonga 198th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -16.9% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +140.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -53.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +51.8% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +49.3% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.6%, 26% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +140.8% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 195 Mongolia 4.0% compare
- 196 Russian Federation 3.4% compare
- 196 Russia 3.4% compare
- 199 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.2% compare
- 200 Guadeloupe 3.0% compare
- 201 Niue 2.7% 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Tonga?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Tonga was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Tonga ranks 198th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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