Basic sanitation access in Samoa

97.1% of people in Samoa used at least basic sanitation services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Samoa, 2024 97.1% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 96.8%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 83rd of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Samoa over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Samoa
2024 97.1%
2023 96.8%
2022 96.6%
2021 96.3%
2020 96.1%
2019 95.8%
2018 95.6%
2017 95.3%
2016 95.0%
2015 94.8%
2014 94.5%
2013 94.3%
2012 94.0%
2011 93.7%
2010 93.5%
2009 93.2%
2008 93.0%
2007 92.7%
2006 92.5%
2005 92.2%
2004 92.0%
2003 92.0%
2002 92.0%
2001 92.0%
2000 92.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 96.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 94.5%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Samoa has the 83rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Samoa
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene