People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Samoa
Samoa: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 211,694 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in 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 using at least basic sanitation facilities in Samoa is 211,694 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Samoa peaked at 211,694 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 167,073 people, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 183rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 167,073 people | — |
| 2001 | 168,437 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 169,634 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 170,511 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 171,258 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 172,404 people | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 173,557 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 175,005 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 176,747 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 178,546 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 180,450 people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 182,531 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 184,711 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 186,887 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 189,072 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 191,244 people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 193,400 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 195,756 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 198,362 people | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 201,011 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 203,640 people | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 205,965 people | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 207,940 people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 209,835 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 211,694 people | +0.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 211,694 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.56 million people, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 211,694 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 million people, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 172,317 people | 167,073 people | 178,546 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,342 people | 180,450 people | 201,011 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 207,815 people | 203,640 people | 211,694 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Samoa?
- People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Samoa was 211,694 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 using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 211,694 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,073 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.