People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa
Samoa: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.3802 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa is 0.3802 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa peaked at 1.58 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3802 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 111th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.54 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.55 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.56 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.57 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.58 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.53 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.47 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.41 people per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.36 people per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3 people per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.13 people per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.07 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 people per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9444 people per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.879 people per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8273 people per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7586 people per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6879 people per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6148 people per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5389 people per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4603 people per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3802 people per square kilometre | -17.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3802 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.12 people per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3802 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.67 people per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre | 1.58 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9738 people per square kilometre | 0.6879 people per square kilometre | 1.25 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4986 people per square kilometre | 0.3802 people per square kilometre | 0.6148 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 108 Uzbekistan 0.4222 people per square kilometre compare
- 109 Algeria 0.3991 people per square kilometre compare
- 110 North Macedonia 0.3981 people per square kilometre compare
- 112 Costa Rica 0.364 people per square kilometre compare
- 113 Israel 0.3463 people per square kilometre compare
- 114 Botswana 0.3424 people per square kilometre 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 0.3802 people per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.58 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3802 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Samoa ranks 111th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.