Mauritania vs Samoa: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Mauritania
2.8%
in 2024
Samoa
2.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
76th
Samoa rank
78th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 76th and Samoa ranks 78th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 4.1% | 5.3% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 0.5% | 22.1% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 2.7% | 5.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -0.5% | 2.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Mauritania ranks 76th and Samoa ranks 78th 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.