People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Samoa
Samoa: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban was 83.8% 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa stood at 83.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Samoa peaked at 83.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 49th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap … urban in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 70.0% | — |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 83.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 83.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.0%, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.0% | 70.0% | 83.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- 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)
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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 83.8% 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 83.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Samoa ranks 49th 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 19.7%. 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, urban (% of urban 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.