Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Samoa
0.09 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2023
Samoa rank
180th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
182nd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.020.040.060.080.1200020122024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.08 terawatt-hours in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 208 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.059 terawatt-hours 0.034 terawatt-hours 0.025 terawatt-hours Samoa
2010s 0.09 terawatt-hours 0.08 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours Samoa
2020s 0.095 terawatt-hours 0.09 terawatt-hours 0.005 terawatt-hours Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Samoa, at 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.08 terawatt-hours in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.01 terawatt-hours, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Samoa ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 182nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

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