Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.5% for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 84th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More population data for Samoa
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.8 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.83 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.7 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 43.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa?
- Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities in Samoa was 99.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for share of the population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Samoa ranks 84th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.