People practicing open defecation of population in Samoa
Samoa: People practicing open defecation of population was 0.1554 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1554
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
107th
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.1554
in 2024
All-time low
0.0883
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People practicing open defecation of population in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.1554 for people practicing open defecation of population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation of population in Samoa peaked at 0.1554 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0883, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 107th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0923 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0922 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0923 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0926 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0929 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.092 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0911 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0902 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0893 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0883 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0927 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0981 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1032 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1083 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1131 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1179 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1224 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1268 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1311 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1353 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1394 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1435 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1475 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1515 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1554 | +2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1554 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2644, 59% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1554 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1596, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0913 | 0.0883 | 0.0929 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1149 | 0.0927 | 0.1353 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1475 | 0.1394 | 0.1554 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 104 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1948 compare
- 105 Cuba 0.1691 compare
- 106 Northern Mariana Islands 0.1596 compare
- 108 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1427 compare
- 109 Turkey 0.1404 compare
- 110 Moldova 0.1316 compare
More population data for Samoa
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.307 (2100)
- Population density 137.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 25,608 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population in Samoa?
- People practicing open defecation of population in Samoa was 0.1554 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1554 in 2024.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for people practicing open defecation of population?
- Samoa ranks 107th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People practicing open defecation of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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