Safely managed drinking water — all countries

Safely managed drinking water — Tonga

Safely managed drinking water in Tonga in 2024 — 29.6%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 148. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.4 pp.

2024 29.6% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 129of 148
Period maximum 29.6%2024
Period minimum 29.2%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed drinking water — Tonga, 2000–202429.229.329.429.529.62000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.2%2001: 29.2%2002: 29.2%2003: 29.2%2004: 29.3%2005: 29.3%2006: 29.3%2007: 29.3%2008: 29.4%2009: 29.4%2010: 29.4%2011: 29.5%2012: 29.5%2013: 29.5%2014: 29.5%2015: 29.5%2016: 29.5%2017: 29.5%2018: 29.5%2019: 29.5%2020: 29.5%2021: 29.5%2022: 29.6%2023: 29.6%2024: 29.6%
Change over the period: +0.4 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Tonga 29.6%
World 73.7%
Safely managed drinking water — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 29.6 +0 pp
2023 29.6 +0 pp
2022 29.6 +0 pp
2021 29.5 +0 pp
2020 29.5 +0 pp
2019 29.5 +0 pp
2018 29.5 +0 pp
2017 29.5 +0 pp
2016 29.5 +0 pp
2015 29.5 +0 pp
2014 29.5 +0 pp
2013 29.5 +0 pp
2012 29.5 +0 pp
2011 29.5 +0 pp
2010 29.4 +0 pp
2009 29.4 +0 pp
2008 29.4 +0 pp
2007 29.3 +0 pp
2006 29.3 +0 pp
2005 29.3 +0 pp
2004 29.3 +0 pp
2003 29.2 +0 pp
2002 29.2 +0 pp
2001 29.2 +0 pp
2000 29.2

Polynesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed drinking water — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Three requirements at once: the source is improved and located in the dwelling or on the plot, water is available when it is needed, and it is free of contamination. It is this indicator that is written into Sustainable Development Goal 6.1, whereas the better-known “basic access” requires only an improved source within half an hour's walk — the gap between the two measures in some countries exceeds forty percentage points.

Important: Stricter than basic access on three counts at once. There are fewer territories than for the basic indicator: testing for contamination requires laboratory data, which are not available everywhere.

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