Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved was 0 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0 for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Samoa peaked at 13.36 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
That places Samoa 192nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.95 | — |
| 2001 | 12.94 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.95 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.96 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.98 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.1 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.23 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.36 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.92 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 12.49 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 12.05 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.38 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.14 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 8.9 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 7.67 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 6.43 | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 5.19 | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 4.11 | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 2.08 | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0374 | -96.5% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.66. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.34. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.0374 | 0 |
| 2021 | -96.5% | 1.06 | 0.0374 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.99 | 12.49 | 13.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.11 | 2.08 | 12.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2201 | 0 | 1.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 189 Greece 0 compare
- 189 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 189 Russia 0 compare
- 192 Kuwait 0
- 192 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 compare
- 192 New Zealand 0 compare
- 192 Slovenia 0 compare
- 192 Gibraltar 0
- 192 Saint Helena 0 compare
- 192 Falkland Islands 0
- 192 Bulgaria 0 compare
- 192 South Korea 0 compare
- 192 Angola 0 compare
- 192 Montserrat 0 compare
- 192 American Samoa 0 compare
- 192 Finland 0
- 192 Latvia 0
- 192 Bahamas 0 compare
- 192 Puerto Rico 0 compare
- 192 Bahrain 0
- 192 Monaco 0
- 192 Iceland 0 compare
- 192 French Polynesia 0 compare
- 192 United States 0 compare
- 192 Niue 0 compare
- 192 Qatar 0 compare
- 192 Andorra 0
- 192 Singapore 0
- 192 Macao 0
- 192 San Marino 0
- 192 Israel 0 compare
- 192 Malaysia 0 compare
- 192 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 192 France 0 compare
- 192 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 compare
- 192 Isle of Man 0
- 192 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 192 Seychelles 0 compare
More population data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Samoa?
- Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved in Samoa was 0 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.36 in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved?
- Samoa ranks 192nd out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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