People using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga
Tonga: People using safely managed sanitation services was 31.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services 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 using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga stood at 31.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga peaked at 40.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 111th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.4% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 33.8% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.2% | 33.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Tonga was 31.2% 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 sanitation services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Tonga ranks 111th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.