Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Samoa
Samoa: Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas was 0.0885 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0885
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
99th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.1183
in 2000
All-time low
0.0885
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0885 for open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Samoa peaked at 0.1183 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0885, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 99th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1183 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1183 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1183 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1183 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1183 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1168 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1153 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1138 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1123 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1108 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1093 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1078 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1064 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1049 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1034 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1019 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1004 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0989 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0974 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0959 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0944 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0929 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0914 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0899 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0885 | -1.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0885 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2672, 33% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0885 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.25, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1161 | 0.1108 | 0.1183 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1026 | 0.0959 | 0.1093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0914 | 0.0885 | 0.0944 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 96 Costa Rica 0.1122 compare
- 97 Jordan 0.112 compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 0.1 compare
- 100 Tonga 0.0842 compare
- 101 Serbia 0.0717 compare
- 102 Azerbaijan 0.0629 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 open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Samoa?
- Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas in Samoa was 0.0885 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1183 in 2000.
- What is the lowest open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0885 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas?
- Samoa ranks 99th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Open defecation in rural areas vs urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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