Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas was 179.59 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa is 179.59, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 203.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa peaked at 179.59 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 10.3 | — |
| 2011 | 22.63 | +119.7% |
| 2012 | 34.89 | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 47.06 | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 59.14 | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 71.12 | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 82.99 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 94.85 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 106.87 | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 119 | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 131.22 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 143.39 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 155.4 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 167.42 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 179.59 | +7.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 179.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +119.7% | 10.3 | 22.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.88 | 10.3 | 119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.41 | 131.22 | 179.59 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 84 Suriname 768.74 compare
- 85 Saint Lucia 721.96 compare
- 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 635.38 compare
- 88 Georgia 134.26 compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 133.82 compare
- 90 Guyana 109.92 compare
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 sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas in Samoa was 179.59 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 179.59 in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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