People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Tonga
Tonga: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tonga stood at 98.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2021.
That places Tonga 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 98.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 98.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 49 Trinidad and Tobago 99.0% compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 51 Bangladesh 98.8% compare
- 53 Latvia 98.5% compare
- 54 Czechia 98.5% compare
- 55 Vietnam 98.5% 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tonga?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Tonga was 98.6% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Tonga ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.