Samoa - Access to basic sanitation services

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) in Samoa was 97.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 97.08 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.46 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 94.46
2001 94.46
2002 94.46
2003 94.46
2004 94.46
2005 94.65
2006 94.83
2007 95.02
2008 95.21
2009 95.39
2010 95.58
2011 95.77
2012 95.96
2013 96.14
2014 96.33
2015 96.52
2016 96.70
2017 96.89
2018 97.08
2019 97.08
2020 97.08

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) in Samoa was 95.33 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 95.33 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.63 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 94.63
2001 94.63
2002 94.63
2003 94.63
2004 94.63
2005 94.68
2006 94.73
2007 94.78
2008 94.83
2009 94.88
2010 94.93
2011 94.98
2012 95.03
2013 95.08
2014 95.13
2015 95.18
2016 95.23
2017 95.28
2018 95.33
2019 95.33
2020 95.33

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population)

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) in Samoa was 96.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 96.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 94.49 in 2004.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, compositing toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 94.50
2001 94.50
2002 94.50
2003 94.49
2004 94.49
2005 94.65
2006 94.81
2007 94.97
2008 95.13
2009 95.29
2010 95.45
2011 95.61
2012 95.77
2013 95.94
2014 96.10
2015 96.26
2016 96.43
2017 96.59
2018 96.76
2019 96.76
2020 96.77

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention