Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Tonga
Tonga: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 12.4 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 12.4 TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Tonga peaked at 29.47 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.24 TJ, in 2023.
That places Tonga 194th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Total Bioenergy — 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 7,761 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 Total Bioenergy — 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
- 191 Aruba 25.92 TJ compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 15.72 TJ compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 14.99 TJ compare
- 195 Bermuda 9.6 TJ compare
- 196 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.22 TJ compare
- 197 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.6 TJ 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Tonga?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Tonga was 12.4 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 29.47 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.24 TJ in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Tonga ranks 194th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.