Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tonga
Tonga: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2010
All-time low
98.5%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 98.6% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 55th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 98.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0% compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 54 Bangladesh 98.8% compare
- 56 Latvia 98.5% compare
- 57 Czechia 98.5% compare
- 58 Vietnam 98.5% 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)
- 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tonga?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Tonga was 98.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Tonga ranks 55th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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