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 226 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.
Renewable energy consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.2% | — |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -18.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 34.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.8%, 2.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 34.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 226 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