Drinking water services in Samoa
Samoa: Drinking water services was 423.37 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services 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 people.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water services in Samoa stood at 423.37 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Samoa peaked at 526.76 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 423.37 people, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 114th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 513.87 people | — |
| 2001 | 518.06 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 521.75 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 524.45 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 526.76 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 521.51 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 516.28 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 511.89 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 508.32 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 504.85 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 501.6 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 498.76 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 496.11 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 493.37 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 490.56 people | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 487.63 people | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 484.58 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 481.94 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 479.77 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 477.53 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 475.07 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 471.74 people | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 425.4 people | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 424.51 people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 423.37 people | -0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 423.37 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 516.77 people | 504.85 people | 526.76 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 489.19 people | 477.53 people | 501.6 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 444.02 people | 423.37 people | 475.07 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 111 Syria 581.5 people compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 547.64 people compare
- 113 Cyprus 515.74 people compare
- 115 Antigua and Barbuda 203.52 people compare
- 116 Georgia 189.05 people compare
- 117 Montenegro 32.39 people 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)
- 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 services in Samoa?
- Drinking water services in Samoa was 423.37 people 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 services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 526.76 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 423.37 people in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for drinking water services?
- Samoa ranks 114th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.