Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites was 0.3077 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Samoa stood at 0.3077. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Samoa peaked at 2.59 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3077, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 144th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 | 2.04 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 0.8682 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5238 | 0.3077 | 0.749 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More population data for Samoa
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.307 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.7313 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -0.7313 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Samoa?
- Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites in Samoa was 0.3077 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3077 in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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