Total electricity output in Tonga
Tonga: Total electricity output was 55.41 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Tonga, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 55.41 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Tonga peaked at 55.41 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24 GWh, in 1990.
That places Tonga 218th out of 230 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.
Total electricity output in Tonga, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 25 GWh | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 26.6 GWh | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 27.3 GWh | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 29 GWh | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 31.2 GWh | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 29.7 GWh | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 29.9 GWh | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 29.6 GWh | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 33.8 GWh | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 43.2 GWh | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 39 GWh | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 40.2 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 44.8 GWh | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 47.3 GWh | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 48 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 49 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 51 GWh | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 53 GWh | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 54.66 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 51.85 GWh | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 53.16 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 52.39 GWh | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 53.31 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.56 GWh | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 55.41 GWh | +1.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 55.41 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 55.41 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 | +27.8% | 33.8 GWh | 43.2 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.61 GWh | 24 GWh | 33.8 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.02 GWh | 39 GWh | 54.66 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.45 GWh | 51.85 GWh | 55.41 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 215 Sao Tome and Principe 69.7 GWh compare
- 216 Micronesia (country) 68.7 GWh compare
- 217 Vanuatu 63.5 GWh compare
- 219 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 49.47 GWh compare
- 220 Comoros 41.9 GWh compare
- 221 Guinea-Bissau 36.35 GWh 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 total electricity output in Tonga?
- Total electricity output in Tonga was 55.41 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 55.41 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 GWh in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for total electricity output?
- Tonga ranks 218th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants