Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) 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.
That represents a change of 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.
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities (Share) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.3% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.6%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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.