Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
88.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 88.0% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Samoa was 100.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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