Samoa — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Samoa, 1991–2024.
Electricity access for Samoa was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1991 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2020. The lowest was 78.80% in 1991 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.72% per year.
Samoa ranks 88 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Samoa sits level with it. It peaked in 2020 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 2%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 12 of 36 economies; Brunei Darussalam (100.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 6% in 2008.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 96 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 93rd of 108 in 1991 → 126th of 211 in 2000 → 122nd of 215 in 2010 → 77th of 215 in 2020 → 88th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +1.7 pp |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +3.0 pp |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -2.1 pp |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 97% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -1.5 pp |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +5.6 pp |
| 2007 | 92.5% | -3.9 pp |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +5.3 pp |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 89.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 88.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 88% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 87.08% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 86.31% | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 85.54% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 84.77% | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 83.99% | +4.0 pp |
| 1994 | 80% | -2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 82.42% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 81.64% | +2.8 pp |
| 1991 | 78.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Samoa’s Electricity access in 1992?
81.64% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Samoa’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +26.9% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 98.3%; 2021: 98.3%; 2020: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.