Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 62.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
62.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
117th
of 173 countries
All-time high
62.5%
in 2024
All-time low
60.0%
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa stood at 62.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2004.
That places Samoa 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 62.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 62.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.7%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.2% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 60.6% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.2% | 62.5% | 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 proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Samoa was 62.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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