Electricity net generation in Tonga
Tonga: Electricity net generation was 0.0638 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Electricity net generation in Tonga, 1980–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity net generation in Tonga is 0.0638, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net generation in Tonga peaked at 0.0638 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.009, in 1980.
That places Tonga 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity net generation in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.009 | — |
| 1981 | 0.012 | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.012 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.016 | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.02 | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 0.021 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.023 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.024 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.025 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.025 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.027 | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.028 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.032 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.034 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.035 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.033 | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.03 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.037 | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.038 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.042 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.044 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.045 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.046 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.048 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.05 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.051 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.049 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.048 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.049 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.048 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0489 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.049 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.052 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0597 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0603 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0638 | +5.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0638 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.21, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0638 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.21, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity net generation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +33.3% | 0.009 | 0.012 |
| 1987 | +33.3% | 0.012 | 0.016 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0138 | 0.009 | 0.021 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0286 | 0.023 | 0.035 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0431 | 0.03 | 0.051 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0518 | 0.048 | 0.0603 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0638 | 0.0638 | 0.0638 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0951 compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 0.0825 compare
- 197 Vanuatu 0.065 compare
- 199 Djibouti 0.0545 compare
- 200 Nauru 0.036 compare
- 201 Cook Islands 0.0357 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 electricity net generation in Tonga?
- Electricity net generation in Tonga was 0.0638 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net generation recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0638 in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity net generation recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for electricity net generation?
- Tonga ranks 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is electricity net generation rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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