Solid biofuels — Energy production in Samoa
Samoa: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 1,047 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in Samoa stood at 1,047 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Samoa peaked at 2,273 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,047 TJ, in 2024.
That places Samoa 150th out of 192 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.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,600 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,633 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1,691 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,749 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1,808 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,856 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,943 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 2,029 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2,097 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2,112 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,273 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1,838 TJ | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 1,725 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1,917 TJ | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 1,725 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1,758 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,512 TJ | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 1,415 TJ | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1,378 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,369 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,386 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,357 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,381 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,478 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 1,507 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,466 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,482 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,323 TJ | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 1,323 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,327 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,335 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,142 TJ | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1,152 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,099 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1,047 TJ | -4.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,047 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,819 TJ, 12% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,047 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,068 TJ, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,852 TJ | 1,600 TJ | 2,112 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,691 TJ | 1,369 TJ | 2,273 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,403 TJ | 1,323 TJ | 1,507 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,155 TJ | 1,047 TJ | 1,335 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 147 French Guiana 1,182 TJ compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 1,074 TJ compare
- 149 Cyprus 1,065 TJ compare
- 151 Uzbekistan 1,044 TJ compare
- 152 Azerbaijan 918.54 TJ compare
- 153 Vanuatu 831.28 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 solid biofuels — energy production in Samoa?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Samoa was 1,047 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,273 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,047 TJ in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Samoa ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 Solid biofuels — 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.