People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa
American Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate was -1.59 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded -1.59 % change on previous year for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 1,002.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa peaked at 1.33 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -1.7 % change on previous year, in 2023.
American Samoa ranks 121st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.9801 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.794 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6747 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.58 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4957 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4526 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3988 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.361 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.35 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2789 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 % change on previous year | -52.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0225 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 2014 | -0.1443 % change on previous year | +541.6% |
| 2015 | -0.2525 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 2016 | -0.3577 % change on previous year | +41.7% |
| 2017 | -0.4296 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 2018 | -0.49 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2019 | -0.5561 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 2020 | -0.078 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2021 | -0.271 % change on previous year | +247.3% |
| 2022 | -1 % change on previous year | +269.0% |
| 2023 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +69.8% |
| 2024 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's -1.59 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.2564 % change on previous year, 6.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's -1.59 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -1.92 % change on previous year, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -541.6% | -0.0225 % change on previous year | -0.1443 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -269.0% | -0.271 % change on previous year | -1 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -247.3% | -0.078 % change on previous year | -0.271 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +86.0% | -0.5561 % change on previous year | -0.078 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -116.9% | 0.1332 % change on previous year | -0.0225 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6736 % change on previous year | 0.361 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.1491 % change on previous year | -0.5561 % change on previous year | 0.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9277 % change on previous year | -1.7 % change on previous year | -0.078 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 118 Mali -1.16 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Croatia -1.19 % change on previous year compare
- 120 North Macedonia -1.43 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Dominica -1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Cote d'Ivoire -1.64 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Kenya -1.72 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate in American Samoa was -1.59 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does American Samoa rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate?
- American Samoa ranks 121st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,002.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in People not using improved sanitation facilities. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.