Ghana vs Samoa: Electricity generation per person

Ghana
704.96 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa
733.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Ghana rank
159th
Samoa rank
158th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Ghana
  • Samoa
200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 733.84 kilowatt-hours against 704.96 kilowatt-hours in Ghana, a difference of 28.88 kilowatt-hours.

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

Ghana ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 158th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 331.5 kilowatt-hours 583.28 kilowatt-hours 251.78 kilowatt-hours Samoa
2010s 456.35 kilowatt-hours 679.71 kilowatt-hours 223.36 kilowatt-hours Samoa
2020s 684.47 kilowatt-hours 762.75 kilowatt-hours 78.28 kilowatt-hours Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Ghana or Samoa?
Samoa, at 733.84 kilowatt-hours against 704.96 kilowatt-hours in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Ghana and Samoa?
28.88 kilowatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Ghana ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 158th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 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, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.