People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in American Samoa
American Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 3.71 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in American Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 3.71 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in American Samoa peaked at 3.91 people per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.66 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
American Samoa ranks 89th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.66 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.74 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.77 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.82 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.84 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.85 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.87 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.88 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.91 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.91 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.91 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.91 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.9 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.88 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.87 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.85 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.83 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.82 people per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.81 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.77 people per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.71 people per square kilometre | -1.7% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 3.71 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0529 people per square kilometre, 70.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 3.71 people per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.47 people per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.79 people per square kilometre | 3.66 people per square kilometre | 3.88 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 people per square kilometre | 3.83 people per square kilometre | 3.91 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 people per square kilometre | 3.71 people per square kilometre | 3.82 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 86 El Salvador 4.38 people per square kilometre compare
- 87 South Africa 4.37 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 3.85 people per square kilometre compare
- 90 Jamaica 3.52 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Laos 3.48 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Faroe Islands 3.19 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in American Samoa?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in American Samoa was 3.71 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.91 people per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- American Samoa ranks 89th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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 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.