People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tonga
Tonga: People using safely managed drinking water services, rural was 23.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tonga stood at 23.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tonga peaked at 23.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 58th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 23.1% | 23.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.1821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tonga?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, rural in Tonga was 23.2% 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, rural?
- Tonga ranks 58th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.