Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Tonga 128th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 24% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 125 Bahamas 0.1% compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 0.1% compare
- 127 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 129 Qatar 0.1% compare
- 130 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 131 Serbia 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Tonga was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Tonga ranks 128th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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