Electricity generation from solar in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity generation from solar was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.03 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Samoa peaked at 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 143rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Samoa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.03 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.165 terawatt-hours, 18% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 143 Antigua and Barbuda 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Aruba 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Cayman Islands 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Eswatini 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Georgia 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Guinea 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Nicaragua 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 143 Niger 0.03 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 electricity generation from solar in Samoa?
- Electricity generation from solar in Samoa was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Samoa ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.