Samoa vs Suriname: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 52.4% against 50.9% in Samoa, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 130th and Suriname ranks 127th of 210 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 25.9% | 26.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 54.9% | 12.2% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.4% | 0.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Samoa or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 52.4% against 50.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Samoa and Suriname?
- 1.5%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Samoa ranks 130th and Suriname ranks 127th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.