People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Samoa
Samoa: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 43.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 43.5% for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Samoa peaked at 43.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 76th out of 124 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 sanitation services, urban in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 28.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0221 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Samoa?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Samoa was 43.5% 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 sanitation services, urban recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban (% of urban 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.