Puerto Rico vs Samoa: Electricity generation from hydropower
Puerto Rico
0.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Samoa
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
140th
Samoa rank
143rd
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Puerto Rico
- Samoa
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.05 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Samoa, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.082 terawatt-hours | 0.038 terawatt-hours | 0.044 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Puerto Rico or Samoa?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.05 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Puerto Rico and Samoa?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Samoa rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 143rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.