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Samoa Electricity

Generation (2024)#192 World
0.16TWh+2.1% YoY
Consumption (2024)#193 World
0.14TWh+2.1% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
58.5%41.5%

Electricity Generation in Samoa

  • Net electricity generation in Samoa reached 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#192 in the world), an increase of 2.1% from 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels generated 58.5% (0.1 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Samoa and renewables 41.5% (0.07 terawatt-hours).
  • Samoa reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.2% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 41.5% of the total electricity.

Electricity Consumption in Samoa

  • Samoa consumed 0.14 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#193 in the world), an increase of 2.1% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
  • Per capita, electricity consumption in Samoa averaged 664.4 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.82 kilowatt-hours per day (#155 in the world).

Installed Electricity Capacity in Samoa

  • Samoa had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.06 gigawatts in 2024 (#194 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
  • fossil fuels made up 42.4% and renewables at 57.6% of Samoa's installed capacity in 2024.
  • Samoa's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 32.1% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 44.3%, hydro at 21.4% and solar at 19.5%.

Electricity Imports & Exports in Samoa

  • No electricity imports or exports is reported for Samoa.

Grid Efficiency in Samoa

  • Distribution losses in Samoa were 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 10.9% of total generation, down from 13.8% in 2014.

Electricity Balance in Samoa

  • In 2024, Samoa generated approximately 0.00045 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0004 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.000048 terawatt-hours.

Samoa Electricity History (1980-2024)

GenerationConsumptionCapacityTrade
20240.16+2.1%192< 0.01%0.14+2.1%193< 0.01%664.40.06+0%194< 0.01%0000.02
20230.16−5.9%192< 0.01%0.14−6.7%193< 0.01%654.70.06+7.8%193< 0.01%———0.02
20220.17−3.2%193< 0.01%0.15−3.4%192< 0.01%705.90.05+0.94%193< 0.01%0000.02
20210.17−4.5%191< 0.01%0.16−6%192< 0.01%735.80.05+0.06%193< 0.01%0000.02
20200.18+11.1%190< 0.01%0.17+13.5%190< 0.01%789.80.05+3.3%192< 0.01%0000.02
20190.16+6.7%191< 0.01%0.15+5.8%192< 0.01%703.10.05+3.4%191< 0.01%0000.02
20180.15−5.5%192< 0.01%0.14−5.4%194< 0.01%671.50.05+0.4%191< 0.01%0000.02
20170.16+10.7%192< 0.01%0.15+15%192< 0.01%717.60.05+24.7%191< 0.01%0000.02
20160.15+11.3%195< 0.01%0.13+12.5%195< 0.01%6300.04+7.9%196< 0.01%0000.02
20150.13+1.8%196< 0.01%0.11+1.6%195< 0.01%5650.04+2.8%197< 0.01%0000.02
20140.13+10.8%195< 0.01%0.11+12.8%195< 0.01%560.90.04−0.83%197< 0.01%0000.02
20130.12+5.5%196< 0.01%0.1+7.5%195< 0.01%501.80.04−6%197< 0.01%0000.02
20120.11−16.6%195< 0.01%0.09−19.7%196< 0.01%471.30.04−8.6%197< 0.01%0000.02
20110.13+7.4%194< 0.01%0.12+8.4%193< 0.01%592.20.04+0%193< 0.01%0000.02
20100.12−4.7%198< 0.01%0.11−7.7%198< 0.01%551.20.04+0%196< 0.01%0000.02
20090.13+10.5%196< 0.01%0.12+10.9%197< 0.01%6020.04+0%196< 0.01%0000.02
20080.12−1.5%196< 0.01%0.1+1.9%197< 0.01%547.10.04+2.9%194< 0.01%0000.01
20070.12+2.8%195< 0.01%0.1+2.9%195< 0.01%540.90.04+0%189< 0.01%0000.02
20060.12+3.4%195< 0.01%0.1+0%195< 0.01%528.50.04+0%188< 0.01%0000.02
20050.11+3.2%191< 0.01%0.1+1.8%193< 0.01%530.50.04−0.24%185< 0.01%0000.01
20040.11+8%192< 0.01%0.1+3.9%194< 0.01%5230.04+2.3%183< 0.01%0000.01
20030.1−8.3%192< 0.01%0.09−8%193< 0.01%505.30.04+3.9%185< 0.01%0000.0075
20020.11+12.2%188< 0.01%0.1+10.4%190< 0.01%552.40.04+16.7%185< 0.01%0000.0085
20010.1+37.6%190< 0.01%0.09+40.9%191< 0.01%503.90.03+9.6%187< 0.01%0000.0061
20000.07−24.7%194< 0.01%0.07−25.9%194< 0.01%360.50.03+14%188< 0.01%0000.006
19990.1+8%182< 0.01%0.09+8%185< 0.01%490.10.03+5.6%189< 0.01%0000.0067
19980.09+14.3%182< 0.01%0.08+14.3%186< 0.01%457.40.03+0%189< 0.01%0000.0062
19970.08+4.1%185< 0.01%0.07+4.1%189< 0.01%403.30.03+0%190< 0.01%0000.0054
19960.07+12.1%186< 0.01%0.07+12.1%188< 0.01%390.90.03+0%189< 0.01%0000.0052
19950.07+6.5%188< 0.01%0.06+6.5%190< 0.01%351.60.03+31.6%188< 0.01%0000.0046
19940.06+6.9%186< 0.01%0.06+6.9%189< 0.01%3330.02+0%187< 0.01%0000.0043
19930.06+0%186< 0.01%0.05+0%189< 0.01%3140.02+0%186< 0.01%0000.0041
19920.06+20.8%182< 0.01%0.05+20.8%183< 0.01%316.70.02+0%184< 0.01%0000.0041
19910.05+0%165< 0.01%0.04+0%168< 0.01%263.60.02+0%165< 0.01%0000.0034
19900.05+0%163< 0.01%0.04+0%166< 0.01%264.10.02+0%162< 0.01%0000.0034
19890.05+9.1%161< 0.01%0.04+9.1%162< 0.01%264.50.02+0%161< 0.01%0000.0034
19880.04+0%161< 0.01%0.04+0%161< 0.01%243.10.02+11.8%161< 0.01%0000.0031
19870.04+2.3%160< 0.01%0.04+2.3%161< 0.01%244.10.02+0%161< 0.01%0000.0031
19860.04+7.5%160< 0.01%0.04+7.5%160< 0.01%239.40.02+0%160< 0.01%0000.003
19850.04+2.6%158< 0.01%0.04+2.6%159< 0.01%2230.02+0%158< 0.01%0000.0028
19840.04+2.6%158< 0.01%0.04+2.6%159< 0.01%217.50.02+0%158< 0.01%0000.0027
19830.04−9.5%157< 0.01%0.04−9.5%159< 0.01%2120.02+0%157< 0.01%0000.0027
19820.04+13.5%157< 0.01%0.04+13.5%159< 0.01%234.60.02+0%157< 0.01%0000.0029
19810.04+0%157< 0.01%0.03+0%159< 0.01%207.70.02+30.8%156< 0.01%0000.0026
19800.04—157< 0.01%0.03—159< 0.01%209.40.01—160< 0.01%0000.0026

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