Population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa
Samoa: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 44.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
44.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 99 countries
All-time high
45.8%
in 2007
All-time low
43.7%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 44.3% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa peaked at 45.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2021.
That places Samoa 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 44.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 44.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.4%, 100% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 45.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 44.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 43.7% | 44.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 53 Dominican Republic 47.0% compare
- 54 Guyana 46.9% compare
- 55 Tuvalu 44.4% compare
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 59 Pakistan 41.3% compare
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 safely managed sanitation services in Samoa?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Samoa was 44.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Samoa ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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