People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Tonga
Tonga: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 22.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tonga stood at 22.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tonga peaked at 31.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 110th of 124 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, urban (% of urban) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 22.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 22.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.1%, 46% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 31.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.1% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 23.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 107 Costa Rica 24.3% compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 24.3% compare
- 109 Central African Republic 23.4% compare
- 111 Benin 21.8% compare
- 112 Suriname 20.7% compare
- 113 Serbia 19.9% 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 safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tonga?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Tonga was 22.2% 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, urban recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Tonga ranks 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.