People using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa
Samoa: People using safely managed drinking water services was 62.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa is 62.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa peaked at 62.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2004.
That places Samoa 101st out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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% |
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 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2795 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.9791 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5587 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Samoa was 62.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Samoa ranks 101st out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.