Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 99.44 in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa, 2000β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa is 99.44, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa peaked at 99.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.67, in 2001.
That places Samoa 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.05 | 94.67 | 95.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3 | 96.19 | 98.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.06 | 98.64 | 99.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 99.51 compare
- 94 United States Virgin Islands 99.47 compare
- 95 Latvia 99.46 compare
- 97 Barbados 99.43 compare
- 98 Jordan 99.41 compare
- 99 Sint Maarten 99.31 compare
More population data for Samoa
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.307 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 25,608 (2100)
- Population density 137.97 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.307 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa?
- Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa was 99.44 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved drinking water sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.67 in 2001.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population using improved drinking water sources?
- Samoa ranks 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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