Population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa
Samoa: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 52nd of 174 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 | 92.1% | 91.7% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.3% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.9% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Samoa
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5216 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0288 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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