Energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa
Samoa: Energy intensity level of primary energy was 3.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Energy intensity level of primary energy in Samoa, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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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