Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga
Tonga: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 115th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.9% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.1% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 112 Uzbekistan 98.6% compare
- 113 Canada 98.6% compare
- 114 Rwanda 98.6% compare
- 116 Iraq 98.5% compare
- 117 American Samoa 98.4% compare
- 118 Venezuela, RB 98.4% compare
More population data for Tonga
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 163.72 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,812 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.1 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.13 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.05 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 24.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Tonga was 98.5% 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Tonga ranks 115th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.