Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa
Samoa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 39.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa is 39.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa peaked at 39.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 141st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 26.6% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.6% | 39.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 138 Côte d'Ivoire 44.1% compare
- 139 Nepal 42.7% compare
- 140 Congo 40.1% compare
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.5% compare
- 143 Afghanistan 38.6% compare
- 144 Sri Lanka 35.4% compare
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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 30.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 27.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Samoa was 39.7% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Samoa ranks 141st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.