Drinking water service usage in American Samoa
American Samoa: Drinking water service usage was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water service usage in American Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 90.5% for drinking water service usage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in American Samoa peaked at 90.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 72nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 81.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 88.2% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.3% | 90.5% | 5 |
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More environment data for American Samoa
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.1903 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.0021 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2022)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in American Samoa?
- Drinking water service usage in American Samoa was 90.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for drinking water service usage?
- American Samoa ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.