People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Samoa
Samoa: People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people practicing open defecation, rural in Samoa stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Samoa peaked at 0.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2024.
That places Samoa 97th out of 171 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.
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 33% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 3% of the median. (23 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% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 94 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 95 Jordan 0.1% compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 98 Tonga 0.1% compare
- 99 Serbia 0.1% compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 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, rural in Samoa?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Samoa was 0.1% 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, rural recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Samoa ranks 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural (% of rural 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.