Renewable energy consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Renewable energy consumption was 34.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 34.3% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Samoa peaked at 46.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 74th of 224 countries on this measure, 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 | 45.5% | 44.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 44.1% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 34.3% | 46.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Samoa?
- Renewable energy consumption in Samoa was 34.3% 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 energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Samoa ranks 74th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption