People using safely managed drinking water services in American Samoa
American Samoa: People using safely managed drinking water services was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in American 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
American Samoa recorded 90.5% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in American Samoa peaked at 90.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 61st out of 151 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 using safely managed drinking water services in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.9% | — |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.3% | 90.5% | 5 |
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More health data for American Samoa
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1328 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1307 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in American Samoa?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in American Samoa was 90.5% 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 using safely managed drinking water services recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- American Samoa ranks 61st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American 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 using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.