People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0046 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0046 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0268 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 people per person, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 142nd of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0267 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0267 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0267 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0268 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0268 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0257 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0246 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0235 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0224 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0191 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.018 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0157 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0123 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.01 people per person | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 people per person | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 people per person | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 people per person | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0046 people per person | -18.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0046 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0046 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0245 people per person, 19% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0251 people per person | 0.0213 people per person | 0.0268 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 people per person | 0.01 people per person | 0.0202 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0089 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Samoa was 0.0046 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0268 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 people per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 142nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. 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 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.