Renewable energy consumption in Tonga
Tonga: Renewable energy consumption was 1.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Tonga peaked at 2.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
That places Tonga 187th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.5% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +140.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -44.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +10.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 12% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +140.0% | 1.0% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 184 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
- 185 Taiwan 2.1% compare
- 186 Libya 2.0% compare
- 188 Puerto Rico 1.8% compare
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
- 190 Kazakhstan 1.6% 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 renewable energy consumption in Tonga?
- Renewable energy consumption in Tonga was 1.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Tonga ranks 187th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption