People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga
Tonga: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 71,624 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga is 71,624 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga peaked at 71,908 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63,249 people, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 131st of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63,249 people | — |
| 2001 | 63,628 people | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63,992 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 64,358 people | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 64,735 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64,685 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 64,619 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 64,485 people | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 64,241 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 63,941 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 63,741 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 64,690 people | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 65,460 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 66,050 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 66,575 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 67,061 people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 67,498 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68,184 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 69,113 people | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 69,970 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 70,783 people | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 71,425 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 71,704 people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71,908 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71,624 people | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 71,624 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.56 million people, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 71,624 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 795,840 people, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64,194 people | 63,249 people | 64,735 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,834 people | 63,741 people | 69,970 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,489 people | 70,783 people | 71,908 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Tonga was 71,624 people 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 people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 71,908 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,249 people in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Tonga ranks 131st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.