Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita was 733.84 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
733.84 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
156th
of 212 countries
All-time high
849.23 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
All-time low
440.3 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 733.84 kilowatt-hours for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 849.23 kilowatt-hours in 2020 and was at its lowest, 440.3 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 156th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 440.3 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 545.93 kilowatt-hours | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 596.26 kilowatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 539.24 kilowatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 590.56 kilowatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 588.26 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 639.24 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 635.71 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 578.59 kilowatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 678.75 kilowatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 621.65 kilowatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 667.61 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 559.75 kilowatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 605.19 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 649.83 kilowatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 644.22 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 737.07 kilowatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 778.88 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 722.56 kilowatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 810.32 kilowatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 849.23 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 795.16 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 743.25 kilowatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 692.29 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 733.84 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 733.84 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,628 kilowatt-hours, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 733.84 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,692 kilowatt-hours, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 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 per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita in Samoa was 733.84 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 849.23 kilowatt-hours in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 440.3 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita electricity generation vs. gdp per capita 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita electricity generation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.