Drinking water services in rural areas in Samoa
Samoa: Drinking water services in rural areas was 423.37 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.5216 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0288 Mt CO2e (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.