Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Primary energy use
Samoa
1.45 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Solomon Islands
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa rank
193rd
Solomon Islands rank
195th
Primary energy use over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.45 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Samoa ranks 193rd and Solomon Islands ranks 195th of 218 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 | 0.4788 terawatt-hours | 0.589 terawatt-hours | 0.1103 terawatt-hours | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.5578 terawatt-hours | 0.7043 terawatt-hours | 0.1465 terawatt-hours | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.9942 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 0.2882 terawatt-hours | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0.1735 terawatt-hours | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.0738 terawatt-hours | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Samoa, at 1.45 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 0.11 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 primary energy use?
- Samoa ranks 193rd and Solomon Islands ranks 195th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.