Share of electricity generation from oil in Samoa
Samoa: Share of electricity generation from oil was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from oil in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 56.2% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Samoa peaked at 76.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2002.
Samoa ranks 53rd of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.7% | 45.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 58.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 52.9% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 50 Djibouti 65.0% compare
- 51 Palestine 60.6% compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 57.1% compare
- 54 Lebanon 56.2% compare
- 55 Faroe Islands 53.1% compare
- 56 Cook Islands 50.0% compare
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 share of electricity generation from oil in Samoa?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Samoa was 56.2% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2002.
- How does Samoa rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Samoa ranks 53rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.