Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Samoa
Samoa: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 65.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Samoa peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 125th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 26.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 50.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 122 Guyana 73.0% compare
- 122 Montenegro 73.0% compare
- 124 Botswana 71.0% compare
- 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.0% compare
- 127 Philippines 64.0% compare
- 128 Nicaragua 63.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Samoa?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Samoa was 65.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Samoa ranks 125th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.