Total electricity output in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Total electricity output was 7.1 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Tuvalu, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 7.1 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Tuvalu peaked at 7.1 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2 GWh, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 229th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 2 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1 GWh | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.2 GWh | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.4 GWh | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5 GWh | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.7 GWh | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8 GWh | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3 GWh | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9 GWh | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8 GWh | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1 GWh | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.4 GWh | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.59 GWh | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.39 GWh | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 5.08 GWh | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.1 GWh | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1 GWh | +39.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 7.1 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 7.1 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +39.2% | 5.1 GWh | 7.1 GWh |
| 2002 | +30.0% | 3 GWh | 3.9 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 GWh | 2 GWh | 2.7 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 GWh | 2.8 GWh | 4.59 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.48 GWh | 5.08 GWh | 7.1 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 226 Wallis and Futuna 18.34 GWh compare
- 227 Falkland Islands 17.65 GWh compare
- 228 Saint Helena 10.13 GWh compare
- 230 Niue 3.39 GWh compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Tuvalu?
- Total electricity output in Tuvalu was 7.1 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 GWh in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for total electricity output?
- Tuvalu ranks 229th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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