Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 127th out of 194 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.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 65.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 65.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 124 Guyana 73.0% compare
- 124 Montenegro 73.0% compare
- 126 Botswana 71.0% compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.0% compare
- 129 Philippines 64.0% compare
- 130 Nicaragua 63.0% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Samoa ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.