People using improved drinking water sources in Samoa
Samoa: People using improved drinking water sources was 795.51 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Samoa is 795.51 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Samoa peaked at 9,384 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 795.51 people, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 152nd 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,171 people | — |
| 2001 | 9,249 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 9,310 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 9,351 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 9,384 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8,953 people | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 8,521 people | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 8,100 people | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 7,688 people | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 7,273 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 6,856 people | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6,438 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 6,017 people | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 5,588 people | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 5,152 people | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4,709 people | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 4,258 people | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 3,804 people | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 3,346 people | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 2,879 people | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 2,403 people | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 1,913 people | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 1,530 people | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 1,166 people | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 795.51 people | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,700 people | 7,273 people | 9,384 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,905 people | 2,879 people | 6,856 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,562 people | 795.51 people | 2,403 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 149 Montenegro 1,011 people compare
- 150 Mauritius 933.73 people compare
- 151 Antigua and Barbuda 806.66 people compare
- 153 Guam 789.72 people compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 653.12 people compare
- 155 Dominica 568.57 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0036 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 11.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Samoa?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Samoa was 795.51 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,384 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 795.51 people in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.