Basic drinking water access in Samoa
99.4% of people in Samoa used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Samoa, 2024
99.4%
Change from 2023
+0.5percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
71st of 202
Basic drinking water access in Samoa over time
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Samoa
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Samoa |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.4% |
| 2023 | 98.9% |
| 2022 | 98.2% |
| 2021 | 97.3% |
| 2020 | 96.4% |
| 2019 | 95.5% |
| 2018 | 94.6% |
| 2017 | 93.7% |
| 2016 | 92.7% |
| 2015 | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 90.0% |
| 2012 | 89.1% |
| 2011 | 88.9% |
| 2010 | 88.7% |
| 2009 | 88.4% |
| 2008 | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 88.0% |
| 2006 | 87.7% |
| 2005 | 87.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 98.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 90.9%, the figure has changed by +8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Samoa has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.