Brazil vs Samoa: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

Brazil
397.96 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Samoa
412.79 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Brazil rank
136th
Samoa rank
134th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • Brazil
  • Samoa
0200400600800198520052025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 412.79 kilowatt-hours against 397.96 kilowatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 14.83 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Brazil ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 134th of 209 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 217.47 kilowatt-hours 315.38 kilowatt-hours 97.91 kilowatt-hours Samoa
2010s 490.51 kilowatt-hours 446.65 kilowatt-hours 43.86 kilowatt-hours Brazil
2020s 415.36 kilowatt-hours 437.24 kilowatt-hours 21.87 kilowatt-hours Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, Brazil or Samoa?
Samoa, at 412.79 kilowatt-hours against 397.96 kilowatt-hours in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between Brazil and Samoa?
14.83 kilowatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Samoa rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
Brazil ranks 136th and Samoa ranks 134th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,157 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.