Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga
Tonga: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga is 3.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga peaked at 3.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
That places Tonga 182nd out of 230 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.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | 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 12.9%, 26% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.5%, 27% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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
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 share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Tonga was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).