People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Samoa
Samoa: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People practicing open defecation in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation in Samoa stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Samoa peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
That places Samoa 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 100 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 101 Cuba 0.2% compare
- 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 104 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 105 Turkey 0.1% compare
- 106 Moldova 0.1% compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Samoa?
- People practicing open defecation in Samoa was 0.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Samoa ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.