Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 734 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, fuelwood — energy consumption in Samoa stood at 734 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Samoa peaked at 1,486 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 734 TJ, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 139th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,251 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,270 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,288 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,306 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,325 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1,343 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,379 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,416 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1,434 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,452 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1,486 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,465 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,444 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,423 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,402 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,386 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,369 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1,327 TJ | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,261 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,288 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,178 TJ | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 982.01 TJ | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 991.15 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,082 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 1,174 TJ | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,134 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,068 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 950.04 TJ | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 949.58 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 952.87 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 952.05 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 813.29 TJ | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 828.3 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 781.59 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 734 TJ | -6.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 734 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,849 TJ, 13% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 734 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,778 TJ, 4% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,346 TJ | 1,251 TJ | 1,452 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,385 TJ | 1,261 TJ | 1,486 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,046 TJ | 949.58 TJ | 1,178 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 821.85 TJ | 734 TJ | 952.05 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More environment data for Samoa
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Samoa?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Samoa was 734 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,486 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 734 TJ in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Samoa ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — 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.