People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga
Tonga: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 79.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga, 2013–2024
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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga stood at 79.6%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga peaked at 79.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 44th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 79.6% | — |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Tonga was 79.6% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Tonga ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.