Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas was 179.59 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Samoa is 179.59 people, 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 usage in urban areas in Samoa peaked at 179.59 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, 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 usage in urban areas in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 0 people | — |
| 2007 | 0 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 people | — |
| 2010 | 10.3 people | — |
| 2011 | 22.63 people | +119.7% |
| 2012 | 34.89 people | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 47.06 people | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 59.14 people | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 71.12 people | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 82.99 people | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 94.85 people | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 106.87 people | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 119 people | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 131.22 people | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 143.39 people | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 155.4 people | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 167.42 people | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 179.59 people | +7.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 179.59 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156.93 people, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage 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 people | 22.63 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.88 people | 10.3 people | 119 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.41 people | 131.22 people | 179.59 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 84 Suriname 768.74 people compare
- 85 Saint Lucia 721.96 people compare
- 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 635.38 people compare
- 88 Georgia 134.26 people compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 133.82 people compare
- 90 Guyana 109.92 people 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 usage in urban areas in Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas in Samoa was 179.59 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 179.59 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.