Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0602 people per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 0.0602 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 262.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0602 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 77th of 182 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, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0.008 people per square kilometre | +119.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0123 people per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 people per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0209 people per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0251 people per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 people per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0341 people per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0384 people per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0472 people per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0516 people per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0559 people per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | 0.008 people per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 0 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0231 people per square kilometre | 0.0036 people per square kilometre | 0.0428 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0537 people per square kilometre | 0.0472 people per square kilometre | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 74 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Mauritania 0.0748 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cuba 0.0723 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Belize 0.0592 people per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guinea-Bissau 0.0587 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Costa Rica 0.0578 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0602 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0602 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.