Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa

Samoa: Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation was 43.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43.48
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
76th
of 124 countries
All-time high
43.52
in 2021
All-time low
28.23
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa, 2000–2024

0102030402000201220242000: 29.32001: 29.32002: 29.32003: 29.32004: 29.32005: 29.42006: 29.42007: 29.52008: 29.52009: 29.52010: 29.52011: 29.22012: 28.72013: 28.22014: 30.22015: 322016: 33.72017: 35.62018: 37.62019: 39.62020: 41.62021: 43.52022: 43.32023: 43.42024: 43.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 43.48 for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa peaked at 43.52 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.23, in 2013.

That places Samoa 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 29.27 —
2001 29.27 +0.0%
2002 29.27 +0.0%
2003 29.27 +0.0%
2004 29.27 +0.0%
2005 29.36 +0.3%
2006 29.45 +0.3%
2007 29.53 +0.3%
2008 29.52 -0.1%
2009 29.5 -0.1%
2010 29.49 -0.1%
2011 29.21 -0.9%
2012 28.72 -1.7%
2013 28.23 -1.7%
2014 30.18 +6.9%
2015 32.01 +6.1%
2016 33.71 +5.3%
2017 35.62 +5.7%
2018 37.65 +5.7%
2019 39.64 +5.3%
2020 41.6 +4.9%
2021 43.52 +4.6%
2022 43.34 -0.4%
2023 43.41 +0.2%
2024 43.48 +0.2%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 43.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.03, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 43.48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.08, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.37 29.27 29.53 10
2010s 32.44 28.23 39.64 10
2020s 43.07 41.6 43.52 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 73 Djibouti 44.76 compare
  2. 74 Bhutan 44.41 compare
  3. 75 Ecuador 43.97 compare
  4. 77 Fiji 42.53 compare
  5. 78 Dominican Republic 42.25 compare
  6. 79 Cuba 41.88 compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa?
Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation in Samoa was 43.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 43.52 in 2021.
What is the lowest urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 28.23 in 2013.
How does Samoa rank for urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation?
Samoa ranks 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
Is urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban vs rural population safely managed sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 3,067 data points, 2000–2024
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