Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa
Samoa: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 44.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa is 44.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa peaked at 44.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 97th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.8% | — |
| 2001 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 44.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.9%, 83% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 44.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.4%, 72% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 41.7% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.9% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 43.5% | 44.1% | 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Samoa was 44.1% 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 share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Samoa ranks 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.