People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Samoa
Samoa: People not using safely managed sanitation facilities was 121,836 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Samoa is 121,836 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Samoa peaked at 121,836 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 105,826 people, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 126th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108,161 people | 105,826 people | 110,351 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,328 people | 111,262 people | 119,047 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,818 people | 119,737 people | 121,836 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Samoa?
- People not using safely managed sanitation facilities in Samoa was 121,836 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 121,836 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,826 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for people not using safely managed sanitation facilities?
- Samoa ranks 126th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed sanitation facilities rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.