People using at least a basic drinking water source in Samoa
Samoa: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 216,800 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Samoa recorded 216,800 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Samoa peaked at 216,800 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 158,507 people, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 184th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163,493 people | 158,507 people | 169,369 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,286 people | 171,155 people | 200,285 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,959 people | 204,285 people | 216,800 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 181 Vanuatu 285,560 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 281,807 people compare
- 183 Barbados 280,102 people compare
- 185 Curacao 185,482 people compare
- 186 Sao Tome and Principe 183,618 people compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 176,321 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Samoa?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Samoa was 216,800 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 216,800 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,507 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Samoa ranks 184th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.