Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Tonga
Tonga: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 22.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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
The most recent figure for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Tonga is 22.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Tonga peaked at 31.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2023.
That places Tonga 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 22.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 22.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.1%, 46% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 31.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 107 Costa Rica 24.3% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 24.3% compare
- 109 Central African Republic 23.4% compare
- 111 Benin 21.8% compare
- 112 Suriname 20.7% compare
- 113 Serbia 19.9% compare
More population data for Tonga
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5565 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4068 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6,812 people (2100)
- Population density 163.72 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3365 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8047 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Tonga?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Tonga was 22.2% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Tonga ranks 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.