People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga
Tonga: People using safely managed drinking water services, urban was 50.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga is 50.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga peaked at 50.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 77th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 50.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 74 Malawi 52.4% compare
- 75 Guatemala 51.7% compare
- 76 Côte d'Ivoire 51.5% compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.9% compare
- 79 Zambia 50.2% compare
- 80 Mozambique 47.5% 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)
- 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 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.9009 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga?
- People using safely managed drinking water services, urban in Tonga was 50.9% 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, urban recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services, urban recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for people using safely managed drinking water services, urban?
- Tonga ranks 77th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.