Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 28.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 28.8% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Samoa peaked at 49.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 71st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 41.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 20.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.8% | 29.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Samoa?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Samoa was 28.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.