Electricity demand in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity demand was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.16 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
196th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.18 terawatt-hours
in 2020
All-time low
0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand in Samoa stood at 0.16 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Samoa peaked at 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.08 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Samoa 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Samoa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.16 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.109 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.137 terawatt-hours | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.164 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 193 Sierra Leone 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 American Samoa 0.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 195 British Virgin Islands 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 197 Dominica 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 197 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 199 Central African Republic 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 199 Comoros 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Samoa?
- Electricity demand in Samoa was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity demand?
- Samoa ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.