Access to electricity in Tonga
Tonga: Access to electricity was 96.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Tonga, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013. Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Tonga stood at 96.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Tonga peaked at 96.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, in 1990.
That places Tonga 119th out of 202 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.4% | — |
| 1991 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.4% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 79.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +1.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 96.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 96.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.6%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 82.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 90.6% | 96.6% | 7 |
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 access to electricity in Tonga?
- Access to electricity in Tonga was 96.6% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for access to electricity?
- Tonga ranks 119th out of 202 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2013, published as part of Access to electricity (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.