People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Samoa
Samoa: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 44.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 44.3% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Samoa peaked at 45.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2021.
That places Samoa 56th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 44.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 88% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 44.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 45.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.7% | 44.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 53 Dominican Republic 47.0% compare
- 54 Guyana 46.9% compare
- 55 Tuvalu 44.4% compare
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 59 Pakistan 41.3% compare
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, rural in Samoa?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Samoa was 44.3% 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, rural recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Samoa ranks 56th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.