Access to electricity in Samoa
Samoa: Access to electricity was 99.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity in Samoa, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Samoa is 99.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Samoa peaked at 99.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 1990.
That places Samoa 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Access to electricity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.7% | — |
| 1991 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 99.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 99.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.7% | 99.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 access to electricity in Samoa?
- Access to electricity in Samoa was 99.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for access to electricity?
- Samoa ranks 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.