People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tonga
Tonga: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 34.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation 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 sanitation services, rural in Tonga stood at 34.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tonga peaked at 43.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 64th of 100 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 using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.6% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 36.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.0% | 36.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tonga?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Tonga was 34.0% 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, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Tonga ranks 64th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.