Access to electricity (% of total population) in Tonga
Tonga: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 97.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Tonga, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Tonga stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Tonga peaked at 97.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 1990.
That places Tonga 138th out of 218 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 (% of total population) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.8% | — |
| 1991 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 90.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 97.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 97.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.4%, 98% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 77.8% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 85.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.2% | 97.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 135 Saint Lucia 97.8% compare
- 136 Indonesia 97.6% compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 97.4% compare
- 139 Turks and Caicos Islands 95.7% compare
- 140 Sri Lanka 95.6% compare
- 141 Aruba 95.6% compare
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 97.0% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for access to electricity?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.