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.
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
- 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 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.