Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Samoa
Samoa: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 86,015 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 86,015 people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Samoa peaked at 86,015 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31,977 people, in 2000.
That places Samoa 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,977 people | — |
| 2001 | 33,886 people | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 35,603 people | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 37,642 people | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 39,298 people | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 40,948 people | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 43,173 people | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 44,923 people | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 47,242 people | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 49,027 people | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 51,344 people | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 53,546 people | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 56,002 people | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 58,886 people | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 61,411 people | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 64,167 people | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 66,748 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 69,225 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 71,616 people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 74,682 people | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 77,572 people | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 80,808 people | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 83,091 people | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 86,015 people | +3.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 86,015 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 86,015 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.52 million people, 6% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,372 people | 31,977 people | 49,027 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,763 people | 51,344 people | 74,682 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,871 people | 77,572 people | 86,015 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 165 Antigua and Barbuda 93,316 people compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90,684 people compare
- 167 Comoros 88,440 people compare
- 169 Andorra 80,856 people compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 76,145 people compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 69,600 people 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 number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Samoa?
- Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Samoa was 86,015 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 86,015 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,977 people in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Samoa ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.