Cook Islands vs Samoa: Annual change in primary energy use
Cook Islands
0.0315 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa
0.0374 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
141st
Samoa rank
139th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Cook Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0374 terawatt-hours against 0.0315 terawatt-hours in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0059 terawatt-hours.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 139th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0068 terawatt-hours | 0.0145 terawatt-hours | 0.0077 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0118 terawatt-hours | 0.0592 terawatt-hours | 0.0474 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0171 terawatt-hours | 0.0342 terawatt-hours | 0.0171 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0063 terawatt-hours | -0.0114 terawatt-hours | 0.0177 terawatt-hours | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Cook Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0374 terawatt-hours against 0.0315 terawatt-hours in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0059 terawatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Samoa rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Cook Islands ranks 141st and Samoa ranks 139th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.