Renewable electricity in Samoa
Samoa: Renewable electricity was 30.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Samoa, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity in Samoa is 30.4%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Samoa peaked at 50.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2015.
That places Samoa 89th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.0% | — |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 35.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +40.5% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -10.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 30.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 30.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.3% | 33.8% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 34.3% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.4% | 41.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Samoa?
- Renewable electricity in Samoa was 30.4% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for renewable electricity?
- Samoa ranks 89th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants