Samoa vs Uruguay: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Samoa
2.6%
in 2024
Uruguay
2.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
78th
Uruguay rank
79th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Samoa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | -1.5% | 5.6% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.5% | 1.9% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Samoa or Uruguay?
- Samoa, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Samoa and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uruguay?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Uruguay rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Samoa ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 217 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 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.