Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga
Tonga: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 10,355 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga is 10,355 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga peaked at 68,075 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,355 people, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 125th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68,075 people | — |
| 2001 | 65,691 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 63,259 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 60,798 people | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 58,630 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 56,217 people | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 53,339 people | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 51,015 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 48,694 people | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 46,204 people | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 43,604 people | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 40,877 people | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 37,718 people | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 34,265 people | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 31,290 people | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 28,434 people | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 25,378 people | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 22,652 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 20,058 people | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 17,752 people | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 15,644 people | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 13,714 people | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 11,975 people | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 10,355 people | -13.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 10,355 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 341,802 people, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 10,355 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339,294 people, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57,192 people | 46,204 people | 68,075 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,203 people | 17,752 people | 43,604 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,922 people | 10,355 people | 15,644 people | 4 |
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 number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Tonga was 10,355 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 68,075 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,355 people in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Tonga ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without 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.