Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Tonga
Tonga: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 85.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Tonga, 2013–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 85.5% for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Tonga peaked at 85.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 45th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 85.5% | — |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 85.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 85.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 42 Tajikistan 86.7% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 86.5% compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 86.4% compare
- 46 Trinidad and Tobago 85.5% compare
- 47 Honduras 85.4% compare
- 48 Paraguay 85.1% compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Tonga?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Tonga was 85.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Tonga ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.