Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0006 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga is 0.0006 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0017 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 people per person, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 93rd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0017 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.001 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.001 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 people per person | -0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0006 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 52% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0006 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 90 Cuba 0.001 people per person compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0.0008 people per person compare
- 92 Samoa 0.0007 people per person compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.0005 people per person compare
- 95 Montenegro 0.0004 people per person compare
- 96 Serbia 0.0003 people per person 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Tonga was 0.0006 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 people per person in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 93rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.