East Asia & Pacific
Samoa
Capital: Apia · Upper middle income · Pop. 218,019
62.5%
Safely managed drinking water
44.12%
Safely managed sanitation
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m³ freshwater / person / yr
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Water stress · Unknown
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Samoa, 62.5% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 81,757 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 44.12% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.1% have at least a basic service (2024).
Common questions
How many people in Samoa have safe drinking water?
62.5% of Samoa's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 81,757 people do not.
Does Samoa have enough freshwater?
Freshwater-resource data is limited for Samoa.