Electricity generation from renewables in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity generation from renewables was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from renewables in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.07 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2024.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Samoa peaked at 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.03 terawatt-hours, in 2013.
That places Samoa 164th out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 33.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 54.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Samoa?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Samoa was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.