France vs Samoa: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person

France
440.36 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Samoa
412.79 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
France rank
133rd
Samoa rank
134th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person over time

  • France
  • Samoa
2004006008001.0k198520052025

How they compare

France currently reports 440.36 kilowatt-hours against 412.79 kilowatt-hours in Samoa, a difference of 27.57 kilowatt-hours.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 133rd and Samoa ranks 134th of 209 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 882.65 kilowatt-hours 315.38 kilowatt-hours 567.27 kilowatt-hours France
2010s 824.05 kilowatt-hours 446.65 kilowatt-hours 377.4 kilowatt-hours France
2020s 686.54 kilowatt-hours 437.24 kilowatt-hours 249.3 kilowatt-hours France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels per person, France or Samoa?
France, at 440.36 kilowatt-hours against 412.79 kilowatt-hours in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels per person between France and Samoa?
27.57 kilowatt-hours, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and Samoa rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
France ranks 133rd 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.