Electricity generation from solar and wind in Tonga
Tonga: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from solar and wind in Tonga stood at 0.01 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Tonga peaked at 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 161st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 161 American Samoa 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Belize 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Botswana 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Brunei 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Chad 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Congo 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Fiji 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Kiribati 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Liberia 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Libya 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Malawi 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Nauru 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Saint Lucia 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 South Sudan 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Suriname 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 161 Vanuatu 0.01 terawatt-hours 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)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 46.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 16.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind in Tonga?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Tonga was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Tonga ranks 161st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.