Electricity production from oil sources in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity production from oil sources was 50.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil sources in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil sources in Samoa stood at 50.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Samoa peaked at 74.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 54th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 47.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 63.9% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 46.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 57.4% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.9% | 52.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Samoa?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Samoa was 50.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Samoa ranks 54th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.