Which has higher renewable electricity output, American Samoa or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 4.2% against 3.9% in American Samoa as of 2021.

What is the difference in renewable electricity output between American Samoa and United Arab Emirates?

0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and United Arab Emirates?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs United Arab Emirates: Renewable electricity output

American Samoa

3.9%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

4.2%

in 2021

American Samoa rank

177th

United Arab Emirates rank

175th

Renewable electricity output over time

American Samoa
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.2% against 3.9% in American Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

American Samoa ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%	American Samoa
2020s	3.9%	4.0%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity output, American Samoa or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 4.2% against 3.9% in American Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in renewable electricity output between American Samoa and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do American Samoa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for renewable electricity output?: American Samoa ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Unit: % of total electricity output
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 7,313 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.