Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Tonga
Tonga: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 12.4 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Tonga is 12.4 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Tonga peaked at 29.47 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.24 TJ, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 212th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Tonga, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.28 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 14.22 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.22 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.97 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 13.99 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 14 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 14.28 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.07 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.02 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 29.47 TJ | +110.1% |
| 2001 | 29.37 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.28 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.19 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.11 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.02 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.3 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 29.22 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.66 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.66 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.21 TJ | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 13.28 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 13.51 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 13.45 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.37 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.31 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.31 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.16 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 13.04 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.48 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 12.42 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 12.32 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.26 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 12.24 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.4 TJ | +1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 12.4 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 0% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 12.4 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,578 TJ, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +110.1% | 14.02 TJ | 29.47 TJ |
| 2010 | -53.9% | 28.66 TJ | 13.21 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.09 TJ | 13.9 TJ | 14.28 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.13 TJ | 28.66 TJ | 29.47 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.21 TJ | 12.48 TJ | 13.51 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.33 TJ | 12.24 TJ | 12.42 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 209 British Virgin Islands 15.72 TJ compare
- 210 Micronesia (Federated States of) 15.5 TJ compare
- 211 Antigua and Barbuda 14.99 TJ compare
- 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.22 TJ compare
- 214 Wallis and Futuna Islands 8.07 TJ compare
- 215 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.6 TJ compare
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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Tonga?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Tonga was 12.4 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 29.47 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.24 TJ in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Tonga ranks 212th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — 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.