Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Samoa

Samoa: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 63.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
63.2%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
60th
of 159 countries
All-time high
79.4%
in 1994
All-time low
63.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Samoa, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 78.91991: 78.91992: 78.91993: 79.21994: 79.41995: 79.21996: 79.11997: 78.81998: 78.71999: 78.52000: 78.32001: 782002: 77.82003: 77.22004: 77.12005: 76.92006: 76.72007: 76.52008: 76.22009: 75.82010: 75.42011: 74.92012: 74.32013: 73.32014: 72.62015: 71.52016: 70.52017: 69.72018: 68.62019: 67.62020: 66.22021: 65.42022: 64.42023: 63.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 63.2% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Samoa peaked at 79.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2023.

That places Samoa 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%) in Samoa, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 78.9%
1991 78.9% +0.0%
1992 78.9% +0.0%
1993 79.2% +0.4%
1994 79.4% +0.3%
1995 79.2% -0.3%
1996 79.1% -0.1%
1997 78.8% -0.4%
1998 78.7% -0.2%
1999 78.5% -0.2%
2000 78.3% -0.3%
2001 78.0% -0.4%
2002 77.8% -0.3%
2003 77.2% -0.8%
2004 77.1% -0.1%
2005 76.9% -0.3%
2006 76.7% -0.3%
2007 76.5% -0.3%
2008 76.2% -0.4%
2009 75.8% -0.5%
2010 75.4% -0.5%
2011 74.9% -0.7%
2012 74.3% -0.8%
2013 73.3% -1.3%
2014 72.6% -1.0%
2015 71.5% -1.5%
2016 70.5% -1.4%
2017 69.7% -1.1%
2018 68.6% -1.6%
2019 67.6% -1.5%
2020 66.2% -2.1%
2021 65.4% -1.2%
2022 64.4% -1.5%
2023 63.2% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.0% 78.5% 79.4% 10
2000s 77.0% 75.8% 78.3% 10
2010s 71.8% 67.6% 75.4% 10
2020s 64.8% 63.2% 66.2% 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 57 Eswatini 67.6% compare
  2. 58 Ghana 67.1% compare
  3. 59 Pakistan 66.2% compare
  4. 61 Lesotho 62.5% compare
  5. 62 Myanmar 55.5% compare
  6. 63 Mauritania 54.6% compare
  7. 63 Montenegro 54.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Samoa?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Samoa was 63.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 1994.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2023.
How does Samoa rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Samoa ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
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