Samoa vs Tonga: Electricity generation per person

Samoa
733.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Tonga
671.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa rank
158th
Tonga rank
160th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 733.84 kilowatt-hours against 671.84 kilowatt-hours in Tonga, a difference of 62 kilowatt-hours.

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

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

Samoa ranks 158th and Tonga ranks 160th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 583.28 kilowatt-hours 436.59 kilowatt-hours 146.69 kilowatt-hours Samoa
2010s 679.71 kilowatt-hours 536.06 kilowatt-hours 143.65 kilowatt-hours Samoa
2020s 762.75 kilowatt-hours 685.62 kilowatt-hours 77.14 kilowatt-hours Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Samoa or Tonga?
Samoa, at 733.84 kilowatt-hours against 671.84 kilowatt-hours in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Samoa and Tonga?
62 kilowatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Samoa ranks 158th and Tonga ranks 160th 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.