Energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa

Samoa: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 3.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.6
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
74th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.87
in 1999
All-time low
3.6
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 5.31991: 5.61992: 5.61993: 5.81994: 5.51995: 5.51996: 5.51997: 5.51998: 5.81999: 5.92000: 5.82001: 5.12002: 4.82003: 4.82004: 4.62005: 4.42006: 42007: 42008: 3.62009: 3.72010: 3.92011: 3.72012: 42013: 42014: 4.22015: 4.42016: 4.22017: 42018: 4.12019: 4.22020: 42021: 4.52022: 42023: 3.62024: 3.6

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2024, energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa stood at 3.6. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa peaked at 5.87 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2024.

Samoa ranks 74th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Energy intensity level of primary energy (megajoules per constant 2021 purchasing power parity GDP) in Samoa, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 5.26
1991 5.6 +6.5%
1992 5.58 -0.4%
1993 5.81 +4.1%
1994 5.46 -6.0%
1995 5.46 +0.0%
1996 5.45 -0.2%
1997 5.54 +1.7%
1998 5.83 +5.2%
1999 5.87 +0.7%
2000 5.85 -0.3%
2001 5.11 -12.6%
2002 4.85 -5.1%
2003 4.82 -0.6%
2004 4.57 -5.2%
2005 4.39 -3.9%
2006 4.04 -8.0%
2007 4.05 +0.2%
2008 3.65 -9.9%
2009 3.72 +1.9%
2010 3.89 +4.6%
2011 3.73 -4.1%
2012 3.97 +6.4%
2013 4.03 +1.5%
2014 4.19 +4.0%
2015 4.38 +4.5%
2016 4.2 -4.1%
2017 3.98 -5.2%
2018 4.08 +2.5%
2019 4.21 +3.2%
2020 4.04 -4.0%
2021 4.53 +12.1%
2022 3.97 -12.4%
2023 3.64 -8.3%
2024 3.6 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.59 5.26 5.87 10
2000s 4.5 3.65 5.85 10
2010s 4.07 3.73 4.38 10
2020s 3.96 3.6 4.53 5

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 71 Eswatini 3.68 compare
  2. 71 Tajikistan 3.68 compare
  3. 73 Thailand 3.66 compare
  4. 75 Nicaragua 3.53 compare
  5. 76 Cambodia 3.47 compare
  6. 77 India 3.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa?
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa was 3.6 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 5.87 in 1999.
What is the lowest energy intensity level of primary energy recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2024.
How does Samoa rank for energy intensity level of primary energy?
Samoa ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is energy intensity level of primary energy rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Energy intensity level of primary energy (megajoules per constant 2021 purchasing power parity GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy intensity level of primary energy (megajoules per constant 2021 purchasing power parity GDP)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
247 places, 8,303 data points, 1990–2024
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