Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources was 99.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa, 2000–2024
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.
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.67 | — |
| 2001 | 94.67 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.67 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.67 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.68 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.93 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.19 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.44 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.69 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 95.94 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.19 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.44 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.69 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.93 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.18 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.42 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.67 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.91 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.16 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.64 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.88 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.09 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.27 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.44 | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 99.44 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.78, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.44 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 (Dutch part) 99.31 compare
More population data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 320.02 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1344 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 25,608 people (2100)
- Population density 137.97 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3812 % change on previous year (2100)
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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