What is the difference in oil consumption between Samoa and Solomon Islands?

0.04 terawatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Oil consumption

Samoa

1.37 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Solomon Islands

1.33 terawatt-hours

in 2024

Samoa rank

199th

Solomon Islands rank

201st

Oil consumption over time

Samoa
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.37 terawatt-hours against 1.33 terawatt-hours in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Samoa ranks 199th and Solomon Islands ranks 201st of 216 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Solomon Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.4641 terawatt-hours	0.589 terawatt-hours	0.125 terawatt-hours	Solomon Islands
1990s	0.5293 terawatt-hours	0.7043 terawatt-hours	0.175 terawatt-hours	Solomon Islands
2000s	0.943 terawatt-hours	1.28 terawatt-hours	0.3371 terawatt-hours	Solomon Islands
2010s	1.24 terawatt-hours	1.45 terawatt-hours	0.2107 terawatt-hours	Solomon Islands
2020s	1.28 terawatt-hours	1.28 terawatt-hours	0.0032 terawatt-hours	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, Samoa or Solomon Islands?: Samoa, at 1.37 terawatt-hours against 1.33 terawatt-hours in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption between Samoa and Solomon Islands?: 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for oil consumption?: Samoa ranks 199th and Solomon Islands ranks 201st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Oil consumption
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 222 places, 10,699 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.