Primary energy use in Samoa
Samoa: Primary energy use was 1.45 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.45 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
194th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.51 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
0.4232 terawatt-hours
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Primary energy use in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, primary energy use in Samoa stood at 1.45 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use in Samoa peaked at 1.51 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4232 terawatt-hours, in 1981.
That places Samoa 194th out of 219 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.
Primary energy use in Samoa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4243 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.4232 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4876 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4876 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6121 terawatt-hours | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4926 terawatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4362 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4342 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4353 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5547 terawatt-hours | +27.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5547 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5547 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5048 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5597 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5597 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5607 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5661 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5677 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5727 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5777 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8599 terawatt-hours | +48.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8958 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9258 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9517 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9612 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9747 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 1.43 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.37 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.35 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.42 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.45 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.45 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.51 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.45 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.44 terawatt-hours, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary energy use 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 | +48.9% | 0.5777 terawatt-hours | 0.8599 terawatt-hours |
| 1989 | +27.4% | 0.4353 terawatt-hours | 0.5547 terawatt-hours |
| 1984 | +25.5% | 0.4876 terawatt-hours | 0.6121 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4788 terawatt-hours | 0.4232 terawatt-hours | 0.6121 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5578 terawatt-hours | 0.5048 terawatt-hours | 0.5777 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9942 terawatt-hours | 0.8599 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 191 Grenada 1.68 terawatt-hours compare
- 192 Comoros 1.58 terawatt-hours compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 1.52 terawatt-hours compare
- 195 Vanuatu 1.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Solomon Islands 1.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 197 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 primary energy use in Samoa?
- Primary energy use in Samoa was 1.45 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary energy use recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4232 terawatt-hours in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for primary energy use?
- Samoa ranks 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.