Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0007 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Samoa is 0.0007 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0009 people per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 people per person, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 92nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0009 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0009 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 people per person | -1.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0007 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 59% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0007 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0157 people per person, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 89 North Macedonia 0.0011 people per person compare
- 90 Cuba 0.001 people per person compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0.0008 people per person compare
- 93 Tonga 0.0006 people per person compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 0.0005 people per person compare
- 95 Montenegro 0.0004 people per person 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 rural areas, per capita in Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Samoa was 0.0007 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 people per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 people per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 92nd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.