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Carbon intensity of electricity — American Samoa

Carbon intensity of electricity in American Samoa in 2024 — 611 g/kWh. Ranked 148 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.6%.

2024 611 g/kWh −5.56% vs 2023
World rank 148of 195
Period maximum 688 g/kWh2010
Period minimum 611 g/kWh2022

Trend over time

2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh

Carbon intensity of electricity — American Samoa, 2000–20246006206406606807002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 647 g/kWh2001: 647 g/kWh2002: 667 g/kWh2003: 684 g/kWh2004: 684 g/kWh2005: 684 g/kWh2006: 684 g/kWh2007: 684 g/kWh2008: 684 g/kWh2009: 667 g/kWh2010: 688 g/kWh2011: 688 g/kWh2012: 688 g/kWh2013: 667 g/kWh2014: 667 g/kWh2015: 688 g/kWh2016: 647 g/kWh2017: 688 g/kWh2018: 688 g/kWh2019: 688 g/kWh2020: 647 g/kWh2021: 647 g/kWh2022: 611 g/kWh2023: 647 g/kWh2024: 611 g/kWh
Change over the period: −36 (−5.56%) Average annual rate: -0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: American Samoa

American Samoa 611 g/kWh
World computed 472 g/kWh
East Asia & Pacific computed 546 g/kWh
High-income countries computed 369 g/kWh
Carbon intensity of electricity — American Samoa, by year American Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year g/kWh Change Change, %
2024 611 −36 −5.56%
2023 647 +36 +5.88%
2022 611 −36 −5.56%
2021 647 +0 +0%
2020 647 −40 −5.88%
2019 688 +0 +0%
2018 688 +0 +0%
2017 688 +40 +6.25%
2016 647 −40 −5.88%
2015 688 +21 +3.12%
2014 667 +0 +0%
2013 667 −21 −3.03%
2012 688 +0 +0%
2011 688 +0 +0%
2010 688 +21 +3.12%
2009 667 −18 −2.56%
2008 684 +0 +0%
2007 684 +0 +0%
2006 684 +0 +0%
2005 684 +0 +0%
2004 684 +0 +0%
2003 684 +18 +2.63%
2002 667 +20 +3.03%
2001 647 +0 +0%
2000 647 — —

Polynesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CK Cook Islands 250 WS Samoa 375 PF French Polynesia 431 TO Tonga 571 AS American Samoa 611
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.

Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.

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