People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa
Samoa: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa, 2016–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa stood at 69.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2016.
That places Samoa 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 52.0% | — |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.1% | 52.0% | 69.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2223 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.5599 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0164 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa was 69.4% 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Samoa ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.