Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 1,030 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Samoa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Samoa stood at 1,030 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Samoa peaked at 2,273 TJ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,030 TJ, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 159th of 230 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.
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,591 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,624 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1,667 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,740 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1,799 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1,847 TJ | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,933 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 2,020 TJ | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2,088 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2,102 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,273 TJ | +8.1% |
| 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 | 1,367 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,356 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,373 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,348 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,365 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,469 TJ | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,495 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,455 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,470 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,310 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 1,310 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,313 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,320 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,125 TJ | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 1,135 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,083 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1,030 TJ | -4.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,030 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,761 TJ, 13% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,030 TJ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,578 TJ, 18% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,841 TJ | 1,591 TJ | 2,102 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,689 TJ | 1,356 TJ | 2,273 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,391 TJ | 1,310 TJ | 1,495 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,139 TJ | 1,030 TJ | 1,320 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 156 Cabo Verde 1,350 TJ compare
- 157 Polynesia 1,139 TJ compare
- 158 Israel 1,131 TJ compare
- 160 French Guiana 999.35 TJ compare
- 161 Iraq 977 TJ compare
- 162 Azerbaijan 905.35 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Samoa?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Samoa was 1,030 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,273 TJ in 2000.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,030 TJ in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Samoa ranks 159th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. 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.