People using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa
Samoa: People using at least basic sanitation services was 97.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa is 97.1%, 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa peaked at 97.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2004.
That places Samoa 85th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.3% | 92.0% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.1% | 97.1% | 5 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 39.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 2,933 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 2,877 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Samoa was 97.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Samoa ranks 85th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.