Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
Samoa
0.0386 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Samoa rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0386 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0286 kWh per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0082 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 kWh per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.011 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 kWh per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0356 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 kWh per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Samoa, at 0.0386 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0286 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Samoa ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.