Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled was 4,567 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Samoa recorded 4,567 for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 19,500 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,472, in 1981.
That places Samoa 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,472 | — |
| 1982 | 3,550 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 3,600 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 3,650 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3,700 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 3,750 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 3,800 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 3,950 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 4,000 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,100 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4,167 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6,500 | +56.0% |
| 1993 | 7,100 | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 7,400 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 7,800 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 8,251 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 8,451 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 8,480 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8,500 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 8,520 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9,670 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 11,786 | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 13,287 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 16,394 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 19,500 | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 8,000 | -59.0% |
| 2011 | 8,135 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8,270 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 8,382 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11,778 | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 11,453 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 9,679 | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 8,454 | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 7,227 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 6,000 | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,567 | -23.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,567 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 734,874, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,567 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 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 | -59.0% | 19,500 | 8,000 |
| 1992 | +56.0% | 4,167 | 6,500 |
| 2014 | +40.5% | 8,382 | 11,778 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,719 | 3,472 | 4,000 | 9 |
| 1990s | 7,075 | 4,100 | 8,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,193 | 8,520 | 19,500 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8,738 | 6,000 | 11,778 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,522 | 4,567 | 6,000 | 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 landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled in Samoa was 4,567 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,500 in 2005.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,472 in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.