Share using safely managed drinking water in American Samoa
American Samoa: Share using safely managed drinking water was 90.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 share using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share using safely managed drinking water in American Samoa peaked at 90.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share using safely managed drinking water in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.9% | — |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 90.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.7%, 92% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 90.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More environment data for American Samoa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.25 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.41 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1,527 metric tons (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.68 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 62.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.17 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share using safely managed drinking water in American Samoa?
- Share using safely managed drinking water 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- American Samoa ranks 72nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share using safely managed drinking water 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 Share using safely managed drinking water. 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 fecal and priority chemical contamination.