Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga
Tonga: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 34.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 99 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 2010
All-time low
34.0%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 34.0% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga peaked at 43.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 64th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.6% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 34.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 34.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 76% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 36.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.0% | 36.0% | 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 safely managed sanitation services in Tonga?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga was 34.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Tonga ranks 64th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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