Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga
Tonga: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 91.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 91.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 38.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 57.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 85.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga was 91.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Tonga ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.