Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Samoa

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Samoa in 2021 — 20.38%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 208. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.42 pp.

2021 20.38% +2.47 pp vs 2020
World rank 35of 208
Period maximum 20.38%2021
Period minimum 0.01%2007

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Samoa, 2000–20210102030200020032006200920122015201820212000: 4.97%2001: 4.41%2002: 4.19%2003: 4.11%2004: 4.01%2005: 3.87%2006: 0.01%2007: 0.01%2008: 0.01%2009: 0.01%2010: 0.56%2011: 0.06%2012: 0.01%2013: 0.78%2014: 2.27%2015: 5.89%2016: 10.81%2017: 13.54%2018: 14.02%2019: 14.04%2020: 17.92%2021: 20.38%
Change over the period: +15.42 pp Annual average: 0.73 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Samoa 20.38%
World 12.42%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 20.38 +2.47 pp
2020 17.92 +3.88 pp
2019 14.04 +0.02 pp
2018 14.02 +0.48 pp
2017 13.54 +2.73 pp
2016 10.81 +4.92 pp
2015 5.89 +3.62 pp
2014 2.27 +1.49 pp
2013 0.78 +0.77 pp
2012 0.01 −0.06 pp
2011 0.06 −0.5 pp
2010 0.56 +0.55 pp
2009 0.01 +0 pp
2008 0.01 +0 pp
2007 0.01 −0 pp
2006 0.01 −3.86 pp
2005 3.87 −0.14 pp
2004 4.01 −0.09 pp
2003 4.11 −0.08 pp
2002 4.19 −0.22 pp
2001 4.41 −0.56 pp
2000 4.97

Polynesia, 2021

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About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.