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Renewable energy consumption in Tonga

Tonga: Renewable energy consumption was 1.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.9%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
185th
of 224 countries
All-time high
2.7%
in 2001
All-time low
1.0%
in 2010
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Tonga, 1990–2015

01231990200220151990: 1.5 % in TFEC1991: 1.2 % in TFEC1992: 1.6 % in TFEC1993: 1.4 % in TFEC1994: 1.2 % in TFEC1995: 1.2 % in TFEC1996: 1.5 % in TFEC1997: 1.3 % in TFEC1998: 1.2 % in TFEC1999: 1 % in TFEC2000: 2.5 % in TFEC2001: 2.7 % in TFEC2002: 2.5 % in TFEC2003: 2 % in TFEC2004: 2.1 % in TFEC2005: 2.2 % in TFEC2006: 1.9 % in TFEC2007: 2.2 % in TFEC2008: 2 % in TFEC2009: 1.8 % in TFEC2010: 1 % in TFEC2011: 1.1 % in TFEC2012: 1.1 % in TFEC2013: 1.6 % in TFEC2014: 1.7 % in TFEC2015: 1.9 % in TFEC

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 185th out of 224 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 182 Saint Lucia 2.1% compare
  2. 183 Taiwan 2.1% compare
  3. 184 Libya 2.0% compare
  4. 186 Puerto Rico 1.8% compare
  5. 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
  6. 188 Kazakhstan 1.6% compare

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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 185th out of 224 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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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption