Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Samoa
20.4%
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.2%
in 2021
Samoa rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
34th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Samoa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 20.4% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 4.8 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 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 210 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 | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 3.9% | 15.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Samoa, at 20.4% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 16.2%, 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 hydroelectric?
- Samoa ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% 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 renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.