People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Samoa
Samoa: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 1,219 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Samoa is 1,219 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Samoa peaked at 7,221 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,219 people, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 125th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,997 people | — |
| 2001 | 7,046 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,108 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7,167 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,221 people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6,957 people | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 6,690 people | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 6,428 people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 6,171 people | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 5,909 people | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 5,643 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 5,376 people | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 5,105 people | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 4,826 people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 4,539 people | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 4,243 people | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 3,939 people | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 3,631 people | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 3,317 people | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 2,994 people | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2,661 people | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 2,314 people | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1,956 people | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 1,591 people | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 1,219 people | -23.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,219 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,219 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 142,459 people, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,769 people | 5,909 people | 7,221 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,362 people | 2,994 people | 5,643 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,948 people | 1,219 people | 2,661 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 122 Belarus 2,290 people compare
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,510 people compare
- 124 Cyprus 1,348 people compare
- 126 Montenegro 1,044 people compare
- 127 Mauritius 933.74 people compare
- 128 Antigua and Barbuda 721.76 people compare
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 people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Samoa?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Samoa was 1,219 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,221 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,219 people in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Samoa ranks 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.