People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Samoa
Samoa: People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation, urban in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, urban in Samoa is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 206.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Samoa peaked at 0.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 65th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +120.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +54.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 17.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +120.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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, urban in Samoa?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Samoa was 0.5% 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, urban recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Samoa ranks 65th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.