People not using improved drinking water sources in American Samoa
American Samoa: People not using improved drinking water sources was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved drinking water sources in American Samoa is 0 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in American Samoa peaked at 2,823 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2022.
That places American Samoa 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,211 people | 1,581 people | 2,823 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 833.45 people | 247.38 people | 1,442 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 people | 0 people | 128.03 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 179 Niue 34.32 people compare
- 180 Saint Martin (French part) 20.14 people compare
- 181 San Marino 0.0026 people compare
- 182 Andorra 0 people compare
- 182 Austria 0 people compare
- 182 Belgium 0 people compare
- 182 Bermuda 0 people compare
- 182 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 people compare
- 182 Brazil 0 people compare
- 182 Brunei 0 people compare
- 182 Costa Rica 0 people compare
- 182 Curacao 0 people compare
- 182 Denmark 0 people compare
- 182 Estonia 0 people compare
- 182 Faroe Islands 0 people compare
- 182 Finland 0 people compare
- 182 France 0 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 0 people compare
- 182 Germany 0 people compare
- 182 Gibraltar 0 people compare
- 182 Greece 0 people compare
- 182 Greenland 0 people compare
- 182 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 182 Hungary 0 people compare
- 182 Iceland 0 people compare
- 182 Isle of Man 0 people compare
- 182 Israel 0 people compare
- 182 Kuwait 0 people compare
- 182 Lebanon 0 people compare
- 182 Macao 0 people compare
- 182 Monaco 0 people compare
- 182 Netherlands 0 people compare
- 182 New Zealand 0 people compare
- 182 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people compare
- 182 Norway 0 people compare
- 182 Palestine 0 people compare
- 182 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 0 people compare
- 182 Romania 0 people compare
- 182 Saint Barthelemy 0 people compare
- 182 Singapore 0 people compare
- 182 Slovakia 0 people compare
- 182 South Korea 0 people compare
- 182 Switzerland 0 people compare
- 182 Thailand 0 people compare
- 182 Tokelau 0 people compare
- 182 United Arab Emirates 0 people compare
- 182 United Kingdom 0 people compare
- 182 Uruguay 0 people compare
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in American Samoa?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in American Samoa was 0 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,823 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2022.
- How does American Samoa rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- American Samoa ranks 182nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.