Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0295 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.0295 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0295 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 86th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0258 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.026 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0262 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0263 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0265 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0269 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0272 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 people per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0281 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0287 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0289 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0293 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0295 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0268 people per square kilometre | 0.0258 people per square kilometre | 0.0281 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | 0.0284 people per square kilometre | 0.0291 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 people per square kilometre | 0.0292 people per square kilometre | 0.0295 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 83 Tajikistan 0.0466 people per square kilometre compare
- 84 Botswana 0.0464 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Syria 0.0389 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 Serbia 0.022 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Algeria 0.0074 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Saudi Arabia 0.0059 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 urban areas, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0295 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 86th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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 urban areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban 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.