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Tonga: People practicing open defecation

0.08percent · 2024-35.8% since 2014

People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste. Annual figures for Tonga from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.085
20230.085
20220.09
20210.096
20200.101
20190.106
20180.111
20170.117
20160.122
20150.127
20140.132
20130.138
20120.143
20110.148
20100.153
20090.159
20080.164
20070.169
20060.175
20050.18
20040.185
20030.185
20020.185
20010.185
20000.185

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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