Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0212 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, 1981–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa is 0.0212 units per person, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.1043 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.021 units per person, 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.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.021 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0213 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0224 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0227 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0235 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0237 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0246 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0382 units per person | +55.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0413 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0427 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0447 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0469 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0476 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0474 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0472 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0469 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0717 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.088 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1043 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0414 units per person | -60.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0423 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0589 units per person | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0568 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0476 units per person | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0412 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 units per person | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0212 units per person | -24.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0212 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.107 units per person, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0212 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 20% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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% | 0.1043 units per person | 0.0414 units per person |
| 1992 | +55.1% | 0.0246 units per person | 0.0382 units per person |
| 2014 | +39.3% | 0.0423 units per person | 0.0589 units per person |
| 2019 | -30.5% | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0286 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0222 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.0237 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0243 units per person | 0.0476 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 0.1043 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 units per person | 0.0286 units per person | 0.0589 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.0283 units per person | 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, per capita in Samoa?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Samoa was 0.0212 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1043 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 154th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.