People practicing open defecation in Tonga
Tonga: People practicing open defecation was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Tonga stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Tonga peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 112th of 214 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.
People practicing open defecation in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 109 Bahamas 0.1% compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 113 Qatar 0.1% compare
- 114 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 115 Serbia 0.1% compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4376 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2633 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1824 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5823 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Tonga?
- People practicing open defecation in Tonga was 0.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Tonga ranks 112th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.