Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Samoa
Samoa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 33.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Samoa stood at 33.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Samoa peaked at 33.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 125th 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, rural in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 17.9% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.9% | 33.2% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Samoa?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Samoa was 33.2% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Samoa ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. 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, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.