Rural without basic handwashing in Tonga
Tonga: Rural without basic handwashing was 16,352 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16,352
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 113 countries
All-time high
16,770
in 2013
All-time low
16,352
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Rural without basic handwashing in Tonga, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 16,352 for rural without basic handwashing in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Tonga peaked at 16,770 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16,352, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 105th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural without basic handwashing in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16,770 | — |
| 2014 | 16,708 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 16,639 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16,561 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16,546 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16,588 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,609 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16,616 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,581 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16,506 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16,429 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 16,352 | -0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16,352 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16,352 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 650,068, 3% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,632 | 16,546 | 16,770 | 7 |
| 2020s | 16,497 | 16,352 | 16,616 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 102 Kiribati 23,152 compare
- 103 Bhutan 18,622 compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 18,319
- 106 Maldives 15,279 compare
- 107 North Macedonia 1,821 compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 1,784 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 rural without basic handwashing in Tonga?
- Rural without basic handwashing in Tonga was 16,352 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16,770 in 2013.
- What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,352 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for rural without basic handwashing?
- Tonga ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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