Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa
Samoa: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 130,648 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa is 130,648 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa peaked at 149,708 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 130,648 people, in 2023.
Samoa ranks 104th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 149,708 people | — |
| 2001 | 149,280 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 148,868 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 147,788 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 146,950 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 146,030 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 144,536 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 143,830 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 142,865 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 142,486 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 141,679 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 141,167 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 140,496 people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 139,382 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 138,626 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 137,615 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 136,751 people | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 136,190 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 135,966 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 135,098 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 134,372 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 132,971 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 132,170 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 130,648 people | -1.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 130,648 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 341,802 people, 38% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 130,648 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339,294 people, 39% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146,234 people | 142,486 people | 149,708 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,297 people | 135,098 people | 141,679 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,540 people | 130,648 people | 134,372 people | 4 |
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 number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa was 130,648 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 149,708 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,648 people in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Samoa ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking. 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.