Basic sanitation access in Tonga

93.9% of people in Tonga used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Tonga, 2024 93.9% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 93.9%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 97th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Tonga over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2005 to 2024
Period Tonga
2024 93.9%
2023 93.9%
2022 93.8%
2021 93.6%
2020 93.5%
2019 93.4%
2018 93.2%
2017 93.1%
2016 92.9%
2015 92.7%
2014 92.6%
2013 92.4%
2012 92.3%
2011 92.1%
2010 91.9%
2009 91.5%
2008 91.0%
2007 90.6%
2006 90.1%
2005 89.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 93.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 92.6%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Tonga has the 97th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Tonga
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene