People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in American Samoa
American Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0156 people per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in American Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 0.0156 people per person for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in American Samoa peaked at 0.0156 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 people per person, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 113th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0129 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.013 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0134 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0135 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.014 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0141 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0142 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0145 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.015 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0156 people per person | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0156 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 26.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0156 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 64% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0134 people per person | 0.0129 people per person | 0.014 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 people per person | 0.0141 people per person | 0.0152 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0155 people per person | 0.0154 people per person | 0.0156 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
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, per capita in American Samoa?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in American Samoa was 0.0156 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0156 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 people per person in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 113th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People 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 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People 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.