Charcoal — Energy consumption in Tonga
Tonga: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 7.38 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7.38 TJ for charcoal — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Tonga peaked at 8.05 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.46 TJ, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 171st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Tonga, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.46 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 6.49 TJ | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.49 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.67 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.7 TJ | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.76 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.9 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7.17 TJ | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 7.14 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.2 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.29 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.32 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.35 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.38 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.43 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.79 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 7.79 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.82 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.82 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.55 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 7.7 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.99 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 7.99 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.05 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.05 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.05 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.02 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.99 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.46 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.43 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.43 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.49 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.38 TJ | -1.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.38 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238.66 TJ, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.38 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.95 TJ, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8 TJ | 6.46 TJ | 7.2 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.54 TJ | 7.29 TJ | 7.82 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.89 TJ | 7.46 TJ | 8.05 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 TJ | 7.38 TJ | 7.49 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0011 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1563 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Tonga?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Tonga was 7.38 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 TJ in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Tonga ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.