Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Tonga
Tonga: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 90.1% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Tonga peaked at 90.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 33.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 59.4% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 85.2% | 90.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 95 Gabon 91.4% compare
- 96 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.6% compare
- 96 Indonesia 90.6% compare
- 99 South Africa 89.8% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.5% compare
- 101 Syrian Arab Republic 88.8% compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -26.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -45.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Tonga?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Tonga was 90.1% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Tonga ranks 98th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.