People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in American Samoa
American Samoa: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 42.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation 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
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in American Samoa is 42.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in American Samoa peaked at 42.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2019.
American Samoa ranks 98th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 42.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.1%, 47% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 42.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 70% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 42.6% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 42.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.4% | 42.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 340 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 311 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 385 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 347 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 421 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 458 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in American Samoa?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in American Samoa was 42.9% 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 sanitation services recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2019.
- How does American Samoa rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- American Samoa ranks 98th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.