People not using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa
Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 1,010 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa is 1,010 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa peaked at 4,994 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,010 people, in 2024.
That places Samoa 162nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,855 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,891 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4,931 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4,964 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4,994 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4,810 people | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 4,623 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4,441 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 4,263 people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 4,082 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 3,900 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 3,716 people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 3,531 people | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 3,340 people | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 3,145 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2,945 people | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2,739 people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,531 people | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 2,321 people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 2,105 people | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 1,883 people | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 1,653 people | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 1,435 people | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 1,224 people | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 1,010 people | -17.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,010 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,010 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10,588 people, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,685 people | 4,082 people | 4,994 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,027 people | 2,105 people | 3,900 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,441 people | 1,010 people | 1,883 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 159 Aruba 1,254 people compare
- 160 British Virgin Islands 1,064 people compare
- 161 Guadeloupe 1,022 people compare
- 163 Wallis and Futuna 794.47 people compare
- 164 American Samoa 730.22 people compare
- 165 United States Virgin Islands 629.25 people compare
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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa was 1,010 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,994 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,010 people in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.