Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1234 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, 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, per square kilometre in Tonga is 0.1234 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.2703 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1234 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 104th of 214 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, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2644 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.2659 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2674 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2688 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2703 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2641 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2577 people per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2509 people per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2437 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2362 people per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2287 people per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2212 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2131 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2046 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.196 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1873 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1786 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1706 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1633 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1557 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.148 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.14 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1317 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1234 people per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1234 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1234 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1234 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2589 people per square kilometre | 0.2362 people per square kilometre | 0.2703 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1919 people per square kilometre | 0.1557 people per square kilometre | 0.2287 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1358 people per square kilometre | 0.1234 people per square kilometre | 0.148 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 101 Croatia 0.1613 people per square kilometre compare
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1567 people per square kilometre compare
- 103 Gabon 0.1295 people per square kilometre compare
- 105 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
- 106 Samoa 0.1181 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mongolia 0.1049 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, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.1234 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2703 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1234 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 104th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.