Drinking water services in rural areas in Samoa
Samoa: Drinking water services in rural areas was 423.37 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
423.37 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
98th
of 178 countries
All-time high
425.98 people
in 2021
All-time low
400.3 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas in Samoa stood at 423.37 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Samoa peaked at 425.98 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 400.3 people, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 98th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 400.3 people | — |
| 2001 | 403.09 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 406.62 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 410.01 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 413.09 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 412.49 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 411.85 people | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 411.81 people | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 412.38 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 413 people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 413.77 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 414.86 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 416.15 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 417.38 people | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 418.51 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 419.53 people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 420.4 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 421.6 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 423.13 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 424.53 people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 425.68 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 425.98 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 425.4 people | -0.1% |
| 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 845.16 people, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 423.37 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 211.69 people, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 409.46 people | 400.3 people | 413.09 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 418.99 people | 413.77 people | 424.53 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 424.99 people | 423.37 people | 425.98 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 95 Serbia 1,077 people compare
- 96 North Macedonia 845.16 people compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 466.43 people compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 404.31 people compare
- 100 Dominica 403.8 people compare
- 101 Jordan 358.91 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 rural areas in Samoa?
- Drinking water services in rural areas 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 in rural areas recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 425.98 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 400.3 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Samoa ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 in rural areas. 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.