Total electricity output in Samoa
Samoa: Total electricity output was 134.1 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Samoa, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Samoa stood at 134.1 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Samoa peaked at 134.1 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50 GWh, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 205th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Samoa, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 50 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 GWh | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 60 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64 GWh | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 65 GWh | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 74 GWh | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 82 GWh | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 83 GWh | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 85 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 93.2 GWh | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 109.9 GWh | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 127.1 GWh | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 115 GWh | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 105.6 GWh | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 110.5 GWh | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 116 GWh | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 131 GWh | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 120.5 GWh | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 112.8 GWh | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 116.2 GWh | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 109 GWh | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 112.2 GWh | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 121.21 GWh | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 129.9 GWh | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 134.1 GWh | +3.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 134.1 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 1% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 134.1 GWh is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 3% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3 GWh | 50 GWh | 85 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.16 GWh | 93.2 GWh | 131 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.44 GWh | 109 GWh | 134.1 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 202 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 166 GWh compare
- 203 Burundi 165.99 GWh compare
- 204 Dominica 151.09 GWh compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 133.72 GWh compare
- 207 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 126.7 GWh compare
- 208 Andorra 99.4 GWh compare
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 total electricity output in Samoa?
- Total electricity output in Samoa was 134.1 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 134.1 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 GWh in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for total electricity output?
- Samoa ranks 205th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants