Charcoal — Energy consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 18.59 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Samoa, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 18.59 TJ for charcoal — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Samoa peaked at 18.59 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.69 TJ, in 2008.
Samoa ranks 160th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.69 TJ | — |
| 2009 | 13.13 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 14.22 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 14.66 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.19 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.28 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.55 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 15.25 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.93 TJ | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.23 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.52 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 17.11 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.11 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.76 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 18.14 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.55 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 18.59 TJ | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 18.59 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 238.66 TJ, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 18.59 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.95 TJ, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.91 TJ | 12.69 TJ | 13.13 TJ | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.39 TJ | 14.19 TJ | 17.11 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.03 TJ | 17.11 TJ | 18.59 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 157 Vanuatu 21.83 TJ compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 21.39 TJ compare
- 159 Cabo Verde 20.65 TJ compare
- 161 Aruba 17.7 TJ compare
- 162 French Polynesia 17.11 TJ compare
- 163 Mauritius 16.49 TJ compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0241 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Samoa?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Samoa was 18.59 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 18.59 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.69 TJ in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.