People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in American Samoa
American Samoa: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 26,687 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in American Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 26,687 people for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in American Samoa peaked at 32,637 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26,687 people, in 2024.
That places American Samoa 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32,480 people | — |
| 2001 | 32,612 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 32,637 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32,604 people | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32,536 people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 32,440 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32,320 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 32,189 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 32,044 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31,891 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31,738 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 31,565 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31,350 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31,090 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 30,797 people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30,477 people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30,130 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 29,767 people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 29,393 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29,006 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 28,638 people | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 28,211 people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 27,587 people | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 27,119 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 26,687 people | -1.6% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 26,687 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 481,577 people, 6% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 26,687 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 795,840 people, 3% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,375 people | 31,891 people | 32,637 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,531 people | 29,006 people | 31,738 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,648 people | 26,687 people | 28,638 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 133 Greenland 55,990 people compare
- 134 Turks and Caicos Islands 30,754 people compare
- 135 Switzerland 27,973 people compare
- 137 Luxembourg 24,754 people compare
- 138 Isle of Man 12,774 people compare
- 139 Guernsey 8,035 people 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 safely managed sanitation facilities in American Samoa?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in American Samoa was 26,687 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32,637 people in 2002.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,687 people in 2024.
- How does American Samoa rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- American Samoa ranks 136th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using safely managed sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed sanitation services might practice open defecation, use unimproved sanitation facilities, or use improved facilities that do not safely manage human waste.