Electricity demand per person in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity demand per person was 733.84 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Samoa stood at 733.84 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Samoa peaked at 849.23 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 440.3 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Samoa 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 583.28 kilowatt-hours | 440.3 kilowatt-hours | 678.75 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 679.71 kilowatt-hours | 559.75 kilowatt-hours | 810.32 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 762.75 kilowatt-hours | 692.29 kilowatt-hours | 849.23 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (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)
- Fuel exports 33.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 54.4% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 13.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Samoa?
- Electricity demand per person in Samoa was 733.84 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 849.23 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 440.3 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity demand per person?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.