Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Samoa

Samoa: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 97.01 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
97.01
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
52nd
of 173 countries
All-time high
97.01
in 2024
All-time low
91.68
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Samoa, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 91.72001: 91.72002: 91.72003: 91.72004: 91.72005: 91.92006: 92.22007: 92.52008: 92.72009: 932010: 93.32011: 93.52012: 93.82013: 94.12014: 94.32015: 94.62016: 94.92017: 95.12018: 95.42019: 95.72020: 95.92021: 96.22022: 96.52023: 96.72024: 97

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Samoa is 97.01, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Samoa peaked at 97.01 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.68, in 2000.

Samoa ranks 52nd of 173 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.08 91.68 93 10
2010s 94.46 93.26 95.66 10
2020s 96.47 95.93 97.01 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 49 Iraq 97.65 compare
  2. 50 Türkiye 97.23 compare
  3. 51 Ukraine 97.09 compare
  4. 53 Tajikistan 96.99 compare
  5. 54 Mauritius 96.83 compare
  6. 55 Paraguay 96.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Samoa?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Samoa was 97.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 97.01 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 91.68 in 2000.
How does Samoa rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Samoa ranks 52nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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