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Access to electricity, rural in Samoa

Samoa: Access to electricity, rural was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
73.9%
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Access to electricity, rural in Samoa, 1991–2024

0204060801001991200720241991: 73.9 % of rural population1992: 77.4 % of rural population1993: 78.4 % of rural population1994: 75.2 % of rural population1995: 80.2 % of rural population1996: 81.2 % of rural population1997: 82.1 % of rural population1998: 83.1 % of rural population1999: 84 % of rural population2000: 85.2 % of rural population2001: 86 % of rural population2002: 86.8 % of rural population2003: 87.6 % of rural population2004: 88.4 % of rural population2005: 89.2 % of rural population2006: 95.8 % of rural population2007: 90.9 % of rural population2008: 98.1 % of rural population2009: 97.4 % of rural population2010: 95.8 % of rural population2011: 96.2 % of rural population2012: 96.2 % of rural population2013: 96.4 % of rural population2014: 97.5 % of rural population2015: 97.8 % of rural population2016: 98.7 % of rural population2017: 96.1 % of rural population2018: 99.8 % of rural population2019: 99 % of rural population2020: 100 % of rural population2021: 97.9 % of rural population2022: 99 % of rural population2023: 100 % of rural population2024: 100 % of rural population

Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 100.0% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Samoa peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1991.

That places Samoa 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Access to electricity, rural in Samoa, year by year

Year % of rural population Change
1991 73.9% —
1992 77.4% +4.8%
1993 78.4% +1.2%
1994 75.2% -4.0%
1995 80.2% +6.7%
1996 81.2% +1.2%
1997 82.1% +1.2%
1998 83.1% +1.1%
1999 84.0% +1.1%
2000 85.2% +1.4%
2001 86.0% +0.9%
2002 86.8% +0.9%
2003 87.6% +0.9%
2004 88.4% +0.9%
2005 89.2% +0.9%
2006 95.8% +7.4%
2007 90.9% -5.1%
2008 98.1% +7.9%
2009 97.4% -0.7%
2010 95.8% -1.6%
2011 96.2% +0.4%
2012 96.2% +0.0%
2013 96.4% +0.2%
2014 97.5% +1.1%
2015 97.8% +0.3%
2016 98.7% +0.9%
2017 96.1% -2.6%
2018 99.8% +3.9%
2019 99.0% -0.8%
2020 100.0% +1.0%
2021 97.9% -2.1%
2022 99.0% +1.1%
2023 100.0% +1.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.5% 73.9% 84.0% 9
2000s 90.5% 85.2% 98.1% 10
2010s 97.3% 95.8% 99.8% 10
2020s 99.4% 97.9% 100.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, rural in Samoa?
Access to electricity, rural in Samoa was 100.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1991.
How does Samoa rank for access to electricity, rural?
Samoa ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 7,729 data points, 1990–2024
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.