Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa
Samoa: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 2.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa stood at 2.12.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa peaked at 10.43 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 154th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.09 | — |
| 1982 | 2.13 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.16 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.19 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.22 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.25 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.28 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.36 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.38 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.43 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.46 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.82 | +55.3% |
| 1993 | 4.13 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 4.27 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.47 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 4.69 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 4.76 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4.74 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.72 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.69 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.28 | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 6.39 | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 7.17 | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 10.43 | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 4.14 | -60.3% |
| 2012 | 4.21 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.23 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.89 | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 5.68 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.76 | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 4.12 | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 2.86 | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 2.83 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.81 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.12 | -24.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.12 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.12 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -60.3% | 10.43 | 4.14 |
| 1992 | +55.3% | 2.46 | 3.82 |
| 2014 | +39.3% | 4.23 | 5.89 |
| 2019 | -30.5% | 4.12 | 2.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.23 | 2.09 | 2.38 | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.05 | 2.43 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.13 | 4.69 | 10.43 | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.48 | 2.86 | 5.89 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.59 | 2.12 | 2.83 | 3 |
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 fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Samoa was 2.12 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.43 in 2005.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Samoa ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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