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 230 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.
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 |
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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 230 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