Share using safely managed drinking water in Samoa
Samoa: Share using safely managed drinking water was 62.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share using safely managed drinking water 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share 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, share using safely managed drinking water in Samoa peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 113th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 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 share using safely managed drinking water in Samoa?
- Share using safely managed drinking water in Samoa was 62.5% 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 share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share using safely managed drinking water recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for share using safely managed drinking water?
- Samoa ranks 113th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.