Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa
Samoa: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 56.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
56.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 85 countries
All-time high
56.3%
in 2024
All-time low
53.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa is 56.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa peaked at 56.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 33rd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9% | — |
| 2001 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 56.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 56.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.2%, 2.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 54.6% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.8% | 56.3% | 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 population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Samoa was 56.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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