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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.7% | — |
| 2001 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 85.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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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