Samoa vs Suriname: Annual change in primary energy use
Samoa
0.0374 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Suriname
0.0378 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa rank
139th
Suriname rank
138th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.0378 terawatt-hours against 0.0374 terawatt-hours in Samoa, a difference of 0.0004 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 139th and Suriname ranks 138th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0145 terawatt-hours | -0.3453 terawatt-hours | 0.3598 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.0946 terawatt-hours | 0.0923 terawatt-hours | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.0592 terawatt-hours | 0.2399 terawatt-hours | 0.1807 terawatt-hours | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.0342 terawatt-hours | 0.0257 terawatt-hours | 0.0085 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.0114 terawatt-hours | -0.055 terawatt-hours | 0.0437 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Samoa or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.0378 terawatt-hours against 0.0374 terawatt-hours in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Samoa and Suriname?
- 0.0004 terawatt-hours, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Samoa ranks 139th and Suriname ranks 138th of 218 countries.
- 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.