People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa
Samoa: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.0038 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0038 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.9% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa peaked at 0.0241 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 people per person, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 112th of 171 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.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0239 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0239 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0239 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.024 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0241 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0231 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0212 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0192 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0173 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0163 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0143 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.007 people per person | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0049 people per person | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0038 people per person | -21.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0038 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0153 people per person, 25% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0038 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0279 people per person, 14% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0226 people per person | 0.0192 people per person | 0.0241 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 people per person | 0.0091 people per person | 0.0183 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 0.0081 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 109 Paraguay 0.0049 people per person compare
- 110 Jamaica 0.0045 people per person compare
- 111 Tajikistan 0.004 people per person compare
- 113 Uzbekistan 0.0038 people per person compare
- 114 Cyprus 0.0036 people per person compare
- 115 Costa Rica 0.0031 people per person 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 in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa was 0.0038 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0241 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 people per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Samoa ranks 112th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.