Samoa vs Zambia: Electricity demand per person

Samoa
733.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Zambia
778.8 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa rank
162nd
Zambia rank
159th

Electricity demand per person over time

  • Samoa
  • Zambia
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 778.8 kilowatt-hours against 733.84 kilowatt-hours in Samoa, a difference of 44.96 kilowatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Samoa ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 159th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 583.28 kilowatt-hours 712.32 kilowatt-hours 129.04 kilowatt-hours Zambia
2010s 679.71 kilowatt-hours 791.63 kilowatt-hours 111.93 kilowatt-hours Zambia
2020s 762.75 kilowatt-hours 780.26 kilowatt-hours 17.51 kilowatt-hours Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Samoa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 778.8 kilowatt-hours against 733.84 kilowatt-hours in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Samoa and Zambia?
44.96 kilowatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for electricity demand per person?
Samoa ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 159th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand 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 demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.