Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Samoa
Samoa: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production was 278.3 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 278.3 TJ for other vegetal material and residues — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Samoa peaked at 787.1 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.4 TJ, in 2009.
That places Samoa 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 285 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 300 TJ | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 340 TJ | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 380 TJ | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 420 TJ | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 450 TJ | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 500 TJ | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 550 TJ | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 600 TJ | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 650 TJ | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 787.1 TJ | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 372.6 TJ | -52.7% |
| 2002 | 280.5 TJ | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 494 TJ | +76.1% |
| 2004 | 322.4 TJ | -34.7% |
| 2005 | 372.6 TJ | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 142.4 TJ | -61.8% |
| 2007 | 87.9 TJ | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 93.4 TJ | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 54.4 TJ | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 180 TJ | +230.9% |
| 2011 | 351.7 TJ | +95.4% |
| 2012 | 360.1 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 372.6 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 305.6 TJ | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 305.6 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 385.2 TJ | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 343.4 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 343.3 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 343.3 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 351.3 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 296.4 TJ | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 291 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 283.7 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 278.3 TJ | -1.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 278.3 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 857.73 TJ, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 278.3 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,527 TJ, 2% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +230.9% | 54.4 TJ | 180 TJ |
| 2011 | +95.4% | 180 TJ | 351.7 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 447.5 TJ | 285 TJ | 650 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 300.73 TJ | 54.4 TJ | 787.1 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 329.08 TJ | 180 TJ | 385.2 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 300.14 TJ | 278.3 TJ | 351.3 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 77 North Macedonia 461.56 TJ compare
- 78 Cyprus 395.94 TJ compare
- 79 Palestine 393 TJ compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 252.6 TJ compare
- 82 Slovenia 230.37 TJ compare
- 83 Luxembourg 204.09 TJ compare
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 other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Samoa?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy production in Samoa was 278.3 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 787.1 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4 TJ in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy production?
- Samoa ranks 80th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.