American Samoa vs OECD (EI): Annual percentage change in primary energy use
American Samoa
22.9%
in 2024
OECD (EI)
0.8%
in 2025
American Samoa rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- American Samoa
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 22.9% against 0.8% in OECD (EI), a difference of 22.1%.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 29.1 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and OECD (EI) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 1.4% | 3.9% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.6% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | -2.7% | 0.3% | 3.0% | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 4.7% | -0.8% | 5.5% | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, American Samoa or OECD (EI)?
- American Samoa, at 22.9% against 0.8% in OECD (EI) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between American Samoa and OECD (EI)?
- 22.1%, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and OECD (EI)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- American Samoa ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.