American Samoa vs Mauritania: Annual change in primary energy use
American Samoa
0.4323 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania
0.5335 terawatt-hours
in 2024
American Samoa rank
94th
Mauritania rank
91st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- American Samoa
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.5335 terawatt-hours against 0.4323 terawatt-hours in American Samoa, a difference of 0.1012 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 94th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 218 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0623 terawatt-hours | 0.1973 terawatt-hours | 0.135 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0058 terawatt-hours | 0.9776 terawatt-hours | 0.9718 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0177 terawatt-hours | -0.5429 terawatt-hours | 0.5605 terawatt-hours | American Samoa |
| 2010s | -0.0642 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 0.9942 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0877 terawatt-hours | 0.3302 terawatt-hours | 0.2425 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, American Samoa or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.5335 terawatt-hours against 0.4323 terawatt-hours in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between American Samoa and Mauritania?
- 0.1012 terawatt-hours, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Mauritania?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Mauritania rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- American Samoa ranks 94th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 218 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.