Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Tonga
Tonga: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 88.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Tonga stood at 88.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Tonga peaked at 88.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 86th of 189 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 21.6% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 50.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 82.2% | 88.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 83 Costa Rica 90.3% compare
- 84 Jamaica 89.7% compare
- 85 Syrian Arab Republic 89.0% compare
- 87 El Salvador 87.7% compare
- 88 Ukraine 87.6% compare
- 89 Bhutan 87.5% 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0134 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 39.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0043 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Tonga?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Tonga was 88.7% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Tonga ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.