Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0008 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0008 people per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 178.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0008 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people per person, in 2000.
That places Samoa 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 people per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.0001 people per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0001 people per person | +117.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 people per person | +52.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 people per person | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 people per person | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 people per person | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 people per person | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 people per person | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 people per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 people per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 people per person | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 people per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 people per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 people per person | +6.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0008 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 6.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 | +117.8% | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0001 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 0 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 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 urban areas, per capita in Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Samoa was 0.0008 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per person in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.