Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Tonga

Oil share of electricity in Tonga in 2021 — 85.8%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.01 pp.

2021 85.8% +0.01 pp vs 2020
World rank 174of 209
Period maximum 99.81%2000
Period minimum 85.79%2020

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Tonga, 2000–2021859095100200020032006200920122015201820212000: 99.81%2001: 99.8%2002: 99.74%2003: 99.76%2004: 99.77%2005: 99.78%2006: 99.72%2007: 99.73%2008: 99.73%2009: 99.69%2010: 99.69%2011: 99.7%2012: 97.77%2013: 94.67%2014: 93.22%2015: 92.11%2016: 91.56%2017: 90.67%2018: 89.12%2019: 87.29%2020: 85.79%2021: 85.8%
Change over the period: −14.01 pp Annual average: -0.67 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 85.8%
World 2.77%
Oil share of electricity — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 85.8 +0.01 pp
2020 85.79 −1.51 pp
2019 87.29 −1.83 pp
2018 89.12 −1.55 pp
2017 90.67 −0.89 pp
2016 91.56 −0.55 pp
2015 92.11 −1.11 pp
2014 93.22 −1.45 pp
2013 94.67 −3.1 pp
2012 97.77 −1.92 pp
2011 99.7 +0.01 pp
2010 99.69 +0 pp
2009 99.69 −0.03 pp
2008 99.73 −0 pp
2007 99.73 +0.01 pp
2006 99.72 −0.07 pp
2005 99.78 +0.01 pp
2004 99.77 +0.01 pp
2003 99.76 +0.02 pp
2002 99.74 −0.06 pp
2001 99.8 −0.01 pp
2000 99.81

Polynesia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.