Installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa
American Samoa: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0071 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa, 2012–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa stood at 0.0071 gigawatts. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 194.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa peaked at 0.0071 gigawatts in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 gigawatts, in 2012.
That places American Samoa 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0024 gigawatts | — |
| 2013 | 0.0024 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 gigawatts | +62.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 gigawatts | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 gigawatts | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0048 gigawatts | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 gigawatts | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0071 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0071 gigawatts | +0.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0.0071 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 gigawatts, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0.0071 gigawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1563 gigawatts, 5% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0035 gigawatts | 0.0024 gigawatts | 0.0052 gigawatts | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 gigawatts | 0.0048 gigawatts | 0.0071 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 181 Solomon Islands 0.0084 gigawatts compare
- 182 Haiti 0.0079 gigawatts compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 0.0072 gigawatts compare
- 185 Iceland 0.0071 gigawatts compare
- 186 Belize 0.007 gigawatts compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 0.006 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for American Samoa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 22.92 % 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- 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 (2022)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa?
- Installed solar energy capacity in American Samoa was 0.0071 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 gigawatts in 2022.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 gigawatts in 2012.
- How does American Samoa rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- American Samoa ranks 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.