Tonga Electricity
Generation (2024)#201 World
0.07TWh+1.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#202 World
0.07TWh+1.3% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
87.9%12.1%
Electricity Generation in Tonga
- Net electricity generation in Tonga reached 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#201 in the world), an increase of 1.3% from 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 87.9% (0.07 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Tonga and renewables 12.1% (0.009 terawatt-hours).
- Tonga reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.2% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 12.1% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Tonga
- Tonga consumed 0.07 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#202 in the world), an increase of 1.3% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Tonga averaged 651.9 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.79 kilowatt-hours per day (#157 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Tonga
- Tonga had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.04 gigawatts in 2024 (#202 in the world), an increase of 3.2% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 50.5% and renewables at 49.5% of Tonga's installed capacity in 2024.
- Tonga's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 24.1% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 41.9%, wind at 8.6% and solar at 5.7%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Tonga
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Tonga.
Grid Efficiency in Tonga
- Distribution losses in Tonga were 0.0061 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 8.2% of total generation, down from 8.4% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Tonga
- In 2024, Tonga generated approximately 0.0002 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.00019 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.000017 terawatt-hours.
Tonga Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.07 | +1.3% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +1.3% | 202 | < 0.01% | 651.9 | 0.04 | +3.2% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0061 |
| 2023 | 0.07 | −0.17% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | −0.17% | 201 | < 0.01% | 640.6 | 0.03 | +3.4% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.006 |
| 2022 | 0.07 | −1.2% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | −1.3% | 201 | < 0.01% | 639 | 0.03 | +26.6% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.006 |
| 2021 | 0.07 | −1.1% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | −1.3% | 202 | < 0.01% | 644.6 | 0.03 | +0.07% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.006 |
| 2020 | 0.07 | +2.2% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +2.4% | 202 | < 0.01% | 651.8 | 0.03 | +0% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0059 |
| 2019 | 0.07 | +6.9% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +7.2% | 202 | < 0.01% | 636.9 | 0.03 | +5.3% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0059 |
| 2018 | 0.07 | +1.8% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +1.9% | 202 | < 0.01% | 594.9 | 0.02 | +1.2% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0057 |
| 2017 | 0.07 | +11.6% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +11.2% | 202 | < 0.01% | 584.7 | 0.02 | +12% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0057 |
| 2016 | 0.06 | +5.6% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.06 | +6.1% | 201 | < 0.01% | 525 | 0.02 | +17.3% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0049 |
| 2015 | 0.06 | +1.8% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +1.6% | 201 | < 0.01% | 492 | 0.02 | +12.1% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0049 |
| 2014 | 0.06 | +3.3% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +4% | 199 | < 0.01% | 482.1 | 0.02 | +2% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0047 |
| 2013 | 0.05 | +1.7% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +3.6% | 199 | < 0.01% | 461.3 | 0.02 | +1.1% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0049 |
| 2012 | 0.05 | +0.38% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +2.4% | 200 | < 0.01% | 443.9 | 0.02 | +11.9% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0057 |
| 2011 | 0.05 | +2.5% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +4.3% | 200 | < 0.01% | 433.2 | 0.01 | +1.4% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0066 |
| 2010 | 0.05 | −5.1% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | −4.1% | 203 | < 0.01% | 416.2 | 0.01 | +16.5% | 207 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0072 |
| 2009 | 0.05 | +3.2% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +3.6% | 202 | < 0.01% | 434.7 | 0.01 | +0% | 207 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0081 |
| 2008 | 0.05 | +3.9% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0.05 | +2.3% | 202 | < 0.01% | 420.5 | 0.01 | +0% | 207 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.008 |
| 2007 | 0.05 | +4.1% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +2.3% | 201 | < 0.01% | 412.3 | 0.01 | +0% | 206 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.007 |
| 2006 | 0.05 | +2.1% | 203 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +0% | 201 | < 0.01% | 404.7 | 0.01 | +0% | 206 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.006 |
| 2005 | 0.05 | +1.5% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | −0.69% | 200 | < 0.01% | 406.9 | 0.01 | +0% | 204 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 2004 | 0.05 | +5.6% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +6.1% | 200 | < 0.01% | 412.1 | 0.01 | +0% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 2003 | 0.04 | +11.4% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +12.7% | 200 | < 0.01% | 390.6 | 0.01 | +19.8% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 2002 | 0.04 | +3.1% | 200 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +3.4% | 200 | < 0.01% | 348.5 | 0.01 | +0% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 2001 | 0.04 | −9.7% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | −8.4% | 200 | < 0.01% | 338.9 | 0.01 | +24.7% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
| 2000 | 0.04 | +30.9% | 198 | < 0.01% | 0.04 | +24.5% | 199 | < 0.01% | 372 | 0.0081 | +1.3% | 205 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 1999 | 0.03 | −5.7% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | −5.7% | 200 | < 0.01% | 300.7 | 0.008 | +14.3% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0023 |
| 1998 | 0.04 | +2.9% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +2.9% | 199 | < 0.01% | 321 | 0.007 | +0% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0025 |
| 1997 | 0.03 | +6.3% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +6.3% | 199 | < 0.01% | 314.1 | 0.007 | +0% | 202 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0024 |
| 1996 | 0.03 | +14.3% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +14.3% | 198 | < 0.01% | 296.8 | 0.007 | +0% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0022 |
| 1995 | 0.03 | +3.7% | 198 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +3.7% | 199 | < 0.01% | 259.8 | 0.007 | +0% | 201 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.002 |
| 1994 | 0.03 | +8% | 197 | < 0.01% | 0.03 | +8% | 199 | < 0.01% | 250.7 | 0.007 | +0% | 199 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0019 |
| 1993 | 0.03 | +0% | 196 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +0% | 199 | < 0.01% | 232.3 | 0.007 | +0% | 198 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0018 |
| 1992 | 0.03 | +4.2% | 194 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +4.2% | 197 | < 0.01% | 232.4 | 0.007 | +0% | 196 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0018 |
| 1991 | 0.02 | +4.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +4.3% | 177 | < 0.01% | 223.4 | 0.007 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0017 |
| 1990 | 0.02 | +9.5% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +9.5% | 176 | < 0.01% | 214.5 | 0.007 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0016 |
| 1989 | 0.02 | +5% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +5% | 173 | < 0.01% | 196.5 | 0.007 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0015 |
| 1988 | 0.02 | +25% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.02 | +25% | 173 | < 0.01% | 187.9 | 0.007 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0014 |
| 1987 | 0.02 | +33.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +33.3% | 175 | < 0.01% | 151.3 | 0.007 | +16.7% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 |
| 1986 | 0.01 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 113.9 | 0.006 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1985 | 0.01 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 113.9 | 0.006 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1984 | 0.01 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 113.9 | 0.006 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1983 | 0.01 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +0% | 174 | < 0.01% | 113.9 | 0.006 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1982 | 0.01 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 113.9 | 0.006 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1981 | 0.01 | +33.3% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.01 | +33.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 114 | 0.006 | +0% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00084 |
| 1980 | 0.009 | — | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.0084 | — | 177 | < 0.01% | 85.61 | 0.006 | — | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00063 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.