Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga

Tonga: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 29.6% in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
29.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
141st
of 159 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2024
All-time low
29.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 29.2 %2001: 29.2 %2002: 29.2 %2003: 29.2 %2004: 29.3 %2005: 29.3 %2006: 29.3 %2007: 29.3 %2008: 29.4 %2009: 29.4 %2010: 29.4 %2011: 29.5 %2012: 29.5 %2013: 29.5 %2014: 29.5 %2015: 29.5 %2016: 29.5 %2017: 29.5 %2018: 29.5 %2019: 29.5 %2020: 29.5 %2021: 29.5 %2022: 29.6 %2023: 29.6 %2024: 29.6 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 29.6% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga peaked at 29.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2000.

That places Tonga 141st out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.3% 29.2% 29.4% 10
2010s 29.5% 29.4% 29.5% 10
2020s 29.6% 29.5% 29.6% 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 138 Indonesia 30.5% compare
  2. 139 Cambodia 30.0% compare
  3. 140 Nigeria 29.9% compare
  4. 142 Mozambique 27.5% compare
  5. 143 Senegal 27.2% compare
  6. 144 Zimbabwe 25.5% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More environment data for Tonga

All data for Tonga β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga?
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga was 29.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
How does Tonga rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
Tonga ranks 141st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-by-urban-rural/tonga/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/proportion-of-population-using-safely-managed-drinking-water-services-by-urban-rural/tonga/">Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Tonga</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
194 places, 4,761 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed