Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Samoa
Samoa: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2023
All-time low
84.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of urban population using at least basic water services 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
Samoa recorded 100.0% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 84.7% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 86.8% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 5 |
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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 share of urban population using at least basic water services in Samoa?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Samoa was 100.0% 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 of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.