People using safely managed sanitation services in American Samoa
American Samoa: People using safely managed sanitation services 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 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% |
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
More health data for American 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 1.86 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 288 (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4958 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5042 units per person (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 421 (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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About this data
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.