Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 95th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 93 Cuba 0.2% compare
- 94 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 96 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 97 Sint Maarten 0.1% compare
- 98 Bahamas 0.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa was 0.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Samoa ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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