Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Tonga

Access to basic sanitation in Tonga in 2024 — 93.9%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.7 pp.

2024 93.9% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 97of 193
Period maximum 93.9%2024
Period minimum 89.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Tonga, 2000–2024889092942000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 89.2%2001: 89.2%2002: 89.2%2003: 89.2%2004: 89.2%2005: 89.7%2006: 90.1%2007: 90.6%2008: 91%2009: 91.5%2010: 91.9%2011: 92.1%2012: 92.3%2013: 92.4%2014: 92.6%2015: 92.7%2016: 92.9%2017: 93.1%2018: 93.2%2019: 93.4%2020: 93.5%2021: 93.6%2022: 93.8%2023: 93.9%2024: 93.9%
Change over the period: +4.7 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 93.9%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 93.9 +0 pp
2023 93.9 +0.1 pp
2022 93.8 +0.1 pp
2021 93.6 +0.1 pp
2020 93.5 +0.1 pp
2019 93.4 +0.1 pp
2018 93.2 +0.2 pp
2017 93.1 +0.2 pp
2016 92.9 +0.2 pp
2015 92.7 +0.2 pp
2014 92.6 +0.2 pp
2013 92.4 +0.2 pp
2012 92.3 +0.2 pp
2011 92.1 +0.2 pp
2010 91.9 +0.5 pp
2009 91.5 +0.5 pp
2008 91 +0.5 pp
2007 90.6 +0.5 pp
2006 90.1 +0.5 pp
2005 89.7 +0.5 pp
2004 89.2 +0 pp
2003 89.2 +0 pp
2002 89.2 +0 pp
2001 89.2 +0 pp
2000 89.2

Polynesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.