People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Samoa
Samoa: People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) was 44.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services in 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
Samoa recorded 44.1% for people using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 93rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.8% | — |
| 2001 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 44.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 44.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 72% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 41.7% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.5% | 44.1% | 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 using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa was 44.1% 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 using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.