Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Samoa
Samoa: Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population was 43.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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 43.5% for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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, using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Samoa peaked at 43.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, 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.
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 43.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.0%, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 43.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.1%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 28.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More population data for Samoa
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Samoa?
- Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population in Samoa was 43.5% 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 using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population?
- Samoa ranks 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.