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 164th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
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 |
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More climate change data for Samoa
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 219,306 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 38,393 (2025)
- Urban population 17.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.77 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
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 164th out of 209 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.