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 117th of 249 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.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
- 115 Cuba 0.2% compare
- 116 Northern Mariana Islands 0.2% compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
- 119 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 119 Turkey 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 117th out of 249 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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