Population using at least basic sanitation services in Tonga
Tonga: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
93.2%
in 2023
All-time low
86.8%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic sanitation services in Tonga stood at 93.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Tonga peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 73rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.8% | — |
| 2001 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 93.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 93.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 90.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.5% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 sanitation services in Tonga?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Tonga was 93.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Tonga ranks 73rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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