American Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
American Samoa
22.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
25.8%
in 2024
American Samoa rank
3rd
Zimbabwe rank
2nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- American Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 25.8% against 22.9% in American Samoa, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 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 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 0.2% | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -5.4% | 6.1% | American Samoa |
| 2010s | -2.7% | 2.6% | 5.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 14.3% | 9.6% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 25.8% against 22.9% in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between American Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 2.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- American Samoa ranks 3rd and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd 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.