Drinking water service usage in Samoa
Samoa: Drinking water service usage was 62.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Samoa stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Samoa peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2004.
That places Samoa 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Drinking water service usage in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 62.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 62.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.6%, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 60.6% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.2% | 62.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Samoa?
- Drinking water service usage in Samoa was 62.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for drinking water service usage?
- Samoa ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.