Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa
Samoa: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa stood at 0.07 terawatt-hours.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa peaked at 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.03 terawatt-hours, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 169th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.07 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.07 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.98 terawatt-hours, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Samoa was 0.07 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 terawatt-hours in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.