Sanitation facilities usage in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage was 338.85 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage 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
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in Samoa stood at 338.85 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Samoa peaked at 338.85 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 167.68 people, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 118th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 167.68 people | — |
| 2001 | 168.85 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 170.33 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 171.75 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 173.04 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 172.05 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 171.03 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 170.25 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 169.71 people | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 169.17 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 178.98 people | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 190.93 people | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 202.87 people | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 214.67 people | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 226.32 people | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 237.81 people | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 249.11 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 260.52 people | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 272.18 people | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 283.87 people | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 295.55 people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 306.81 people | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 317.55 people | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 328.19 people | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 338.85 people | +3.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 338.85 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,951 people, 9% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 338.85 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.33 people, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 170.39 people | 167.68 people | 173.04 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.73 people | 178.98 people | 283.87 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 317.39 people | 295.55 people | 338.85 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Samoa was 338.85 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 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 338.85 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 167.68 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Samoa ranks 118th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. 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.