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.
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
- 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 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.