Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Samoa

Access to basic sanitation in Samoa in 2024 — 97.1%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2024 97.1% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 83of 193
Period maximum 97.1%2024
Period minimum 92%2004

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Samoa, 2000–202490929496982000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 92%2001: 92%2002: 92%2003: 92%2004: 92%2005: 92.2%2006: 92.5%2007: 92.7%2008: 93%2009: 93.2%2010: 93.5%2011: 93.7%2012: 94%2013: 94.3%2014: 94.5%2015: 94.8%2016: 95%2017: 95.3%2018: 95.6%2019: 95.8%2020: 96.1%2021: 96.3%2022: 96.6%2023: 96.8%2024: 97.1%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 97.1%
World 82.2%
Access to basic sanitation — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.1 +0.3 pp
2023 96.8 +0.2 pp
2022 96.6 +0.3 pp
2021 96.3 +0.3 pp
2020 96.1 +0.3 pp
2019 95.8 +0.3 pp
2018 95.6 +0.3 pp
2017 95.3 +0.3 pp
2016 95 +0.3 pp
2015 94.8 +0.3 pp
2014 94.5 +0.3 pp
2013 94.3 +0.3 pp
2012 94 +0.3 pp
2011 93.7 +0.3 pp
2010 93.5 +0.3 pp
2009 93.2 +0.3 pp
2008 93 +0.3 pp
2007 92.7 +0.3 pp
2006 92.5 +0.3 pp
2005 92.2 +0.3 pp
2004 92 −0 pp
2003 92 −0 pp
2002 92 −0 pp
2001 92 +0 pp
2000 92

Polynesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.