Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.094 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.094 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.2438 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.094 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 87th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2386 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2399 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2412 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2425 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2438 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2372 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2305 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2234 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2159 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2081 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2003 people per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1925 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1843 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1758 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1672 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1586 people per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1499 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1419 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1344 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1266 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1188 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1106 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1023 people per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.094 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2321 people per square kilometre | 0.2081 people per square kilometre | 0.2438 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1631 people per square kilometre | 0.1266 people per square kilometre | 0.2003 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1064 people per square kilometre | 0.094 people per square kilometre | 0.1188 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 84 Croatia 0.1069 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Argentina 0.1042 people per square kilometre compare
- 86 Mongolia 0.1018 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 North Macedonia 0.0787 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Paraguay 0.0606 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Samoa 0.0578 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Tonga?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.094 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2438 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.094 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 87th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.