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Safely managed sanitation — American Samoa

Safely managed sanitation in American Samoa in 2024 — 42.9%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 141. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2024 42.9% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 95of 141
Period maximum 42.9%2022
Period minimum 42.2%2019

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Safely managed sanitation — American Samoa, 2000–202442.242.442.642.8432000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 42.9%2001: 42.8%2002: 42.8%2003: 42.8%2004: 42.7%2005: 42.7%2006: 42.7%2007: 42.6%2008: 42.6%2009: 42.6%2010: 42.5%2011: 42.5%2012: 42.5%2013: 42.4%2014: 42.4%2015: 42.4%2016: 42.3%2017: 42.3%2018: 42.3%2019: 42.2%2020: 42.4%2021: 42.7%2022: 42.9%2023: 42.9%2024: 42.9%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

American Samoa 42.9%
World 58.5%
East Asia & Pacific 63.6%
High-income countries computed 90.1%
Safely managed sanitation — American Samoa, by year American Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 42.9 +0 pp
2023 42.9 +0 pp
2022 42.9 +0.2 pp
2021 42.7 +0.2 pp
2020 42.4 +0.2 pp
2019 42.2 −0 pp
2018 42.3 −0 pp
2017 42.3 −0 pp
2016 42.3 −0 pp
2015 42.4 −0 pp
2014 42.4 −0 pp
2013 42.4 −0 pp
2012 42.5 −0 pp
2011 42.5 −0 pp
2010 42.5 −0 pp
2009 42.6 −0 pp
2008 42.6 −0 pp
2007 42.6 −0 pp
2006 42.7 −0 pp
2005 42.7 −0 pp
2004 42.7 −0 pp
2003 42.8 −0 pp
2002 42.8 −0 pp
2001 42.8 −0 pp
2000 42.9 —

Polynesia, 2024

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

WS Samoa 44.1 AS American Samoa 42.9 TV Tuvalu 39.7 TO Tonga 31.2
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About the indicator

The share of the population with safely managed sanitation — the top rung of the WHO and UNICEF ladder. Having a separate toilet is not enough: the waste must either be treated on the spot or removed and treated elsewhere. It is the second condition that makes the indicator far more demanding than basic sanitation: in many large cities almost everyone has a toilet, but there are no treatment facilities for the whole volume of wastewater, and by this measure a country turns out to be noticeably lower.

Important: It accounts not only for the presence of a toilet but also for the fate of the wastewater, so the values are substantially lower than those of basic sanitation.

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

Other indicators for American Samoa

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