Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa
Samoa: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 35.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa is 35.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa peaked at 82.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 53.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 64 Fiji 39.0% compare
- 65 Nicaragua 37.0% compare
- 66 Philippines 36.0% compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.0% compare
- 69 Botswana 29.0% compare
- 70 Guyana 27.0% compare
- 70 Montenegro 27.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,910 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Samoa was 35.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Samoa ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.