Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Tonga
Tonga: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Tonga stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Tonga peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 56th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.2929 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0975 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.037 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Tonga?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Tonga was 99.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Tonga ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.