Fossil fuel consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Fossil fuel consumption was 1.37 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.37 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
195th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.44 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
0.4162 terawatt-hours
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Fossil fuel consumption in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.37 terawatt-hours for fossil fuel consumption in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption in Samoa peaked at 1.44 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4162 terawatt-hours, in 1981.
That places Samoa 195th out of 220 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.
Fossil fuel consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4173 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.4162 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4756 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4756 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5961 terawatt-hours | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4756 terawatt-hours | -20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4162 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4162 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4173 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +28.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4798 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5361 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8249 terawatt-hours | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8478 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8638 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8977 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9112 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9247 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9586 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.39 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.32 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.44 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.23 terawatt-hours | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.37 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.1 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.37 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.44 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption 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 | +54.3% | 0.5347 terawatt-hours | 0.8249 terawatt-hours |
| 1989 | +28.1% | 0.4173 terawatt-hours | 0.5347 terawatt-hours |
| 1984 | +25.3% | 0.4756 terawatt-hours | 0.5961 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4641 terawatt-hours | 0.4162 terawatt-hours | 0.5961 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5293 terawatt-hours | 0.4798 terawatt-hours | 0.5361 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.943 terawatt-hours | 0.8249 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 192 Grenada 1.67 terawatt-hours compare
- 193 Comoros 1.58 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 Guinea-Bissau 1.52 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Vanuatu 1.33 terawatt-hours compare
- 197 Solomon Islands 1.33 terawatt-hours compare
- 198 Western Sahara 1.24 terawatt-hours compare
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 fossil fuel consumption in Samoa?
- Fossil fuel consumption in Samoa was 1.37 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4162 terawatt-hours in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for fossil fuel consumption?
- Samoa ranks 195th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuel consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and gas.