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Samoa: People practicing open defecation, rural

0.09percent · 2024-14.4% since 2014

People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste. Annual figures for Samoa from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.088
20230.09
20220.091
20210.093
20200.094
20190.096
20180.097
20170.099
20160.1
20150.102
20140.103
20130.105
20120.106
20110.108
20100.109
20090.111
20080.112
20070.114
20060.115
20050.117
20040.118
20030.118
20020.118
20010.118
20000.118

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People practicing open defecation, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-practicing-open-defecation-rural (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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