People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Samoa
Samoa: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 81,753 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Samoa stood at 81,753 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Samoa peaked at 81,753 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72,384 people, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 107th of 163 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.
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72,384 people | — |
| 2001 | 72,926 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 73,513 people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74,024 people | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 74,479 people | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 74,586 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74,692 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74,921 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 75,269 people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75,635 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76,041 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76,515 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77,033 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 77,547 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77,862 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78,165 people | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78,455 people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78,818 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79,262 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 79,698 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 80,160 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 80,620 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80,996 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 81,392 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81,753 people | +0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 81,753 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million people, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 81,753 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,987 people, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74,243 people | 72,384 people | 75,635 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,940 people | 76,041 people | 79,698 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,984 people | 80,160 people | 81,753 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Samoa?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Samoa was 81,753 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 81,753 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,384 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Samoa ranks 107th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 People not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.