Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.1181 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.1181 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.1181 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0593 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 106th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0597 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 people per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0608 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0604 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.06 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0598 people per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0632 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0675 people per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0717 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0759 people per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.08 people per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.084 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.088 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0937 people per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0979 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1021 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1063 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1104 people per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1142 people per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1181 people per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1181 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1206 people per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1181 people per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1234 people per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0602 people per square kilometre | 0.0593 people per square kilometre | 0.0611 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0824 people per square kilometre | 0.0632 people per square kilometre | 0.1021 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1122 people per square kilometre | 0.1063 people per square kilometre | 0.1181 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 103 Gabon 0.1295 people per square kilometre compare
- 104 Tonga 0.1234 people per square kilometre compare
- 105 Moldova 0.1231 people per square kilometre compare
- 107 Mongolia 0.1049 people per square kilometre compare
- 108 Belize 0.1007 people per square kilometre compare
- 109 Costa Rica 0.085 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, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.1181 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1181 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0593 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 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.