Electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.03 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
143rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2002
All-time low
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa stood at 0.03 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa peaked at 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.03 terawatt-hours, in 2013.
That places Samoa 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.83 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.038 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 140 Luxembourg 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 140 Netherlands 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Estonia 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 Algeria 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 Denmark 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 Dominica 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 Jordan 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.02 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 electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Samoa was 0.03 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 hydropower recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Samoa ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.