Energy mix in Samoa
Samoa: Energy mix was 1.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy mix in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.45 for energy mix in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy mix in Samoa peaked at 1.51 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4232, in 1981.
That places Samoa 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Energy mix in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4243 | — |
| 1981 | 0.4232 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4876 | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4876 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6121 | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4926 | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4362 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4342 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4353 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5547 | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5547 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5547 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5048 | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5597 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5597 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5607 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5661 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5677 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5727 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5777 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8599 | +48.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8958 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9258 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9517 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9612 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9747 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.08 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 1.43 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.37 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.51 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.31 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.31 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.35 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.42 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.45 | +2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.51, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.44, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy mix in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +48.9% | 0.5777 | 0.8599 |
| 1989 | +27.4% | 0.4353 | 0.5547 |
| 1984 | +25.5% | 0.4876 | 0.6121 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4788 | 0.4232 | 0.6121 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5578 | 0.5048 | 0.5777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9942 | 0.8599 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 191 Grenada 1.68 compare
- 192 Comoros 1.58 compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 1.52 compare
- 195 Vanuatu 1.35 compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 1.34 compare
- 197 Western Sahara 1.24 compare
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 33.3% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy mix in Samoa?
- Energy mix in Samoa was 1.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy mix recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 2019.
- What is the lowest energy mix recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4232 in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for energy mix?
- Samoa ranks 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy mix rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Energy mix. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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