Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
Samoa
321.06 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Zimbabwe
352.28 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Samoa rank
122nd
Zimbabwe rank
119th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- Samoa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 352.28 kilowatt-hours against 321.06 kilowatt-hours in Samoa, a difference of 31.22 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Samoa ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 119th of 214 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 267.91 kilowatt-hours | 382.51 kilowatt-hours | 114.6 kilowatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 233.06 kilowatt-hours | 346.17 kilowatt-hours | 113.11 kilowatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 325.52 kilowatt-hours | 341.39 kilowatt-hours | 15.87 kilowatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 352.28 kilowatt-hours against 321.06 kilowatt-hours in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 31.22 kilowatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Samoa ranks 122nd and Zimbabwe ranks 119th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.