Oil share of electricity in American Samoa in 2021 — 96.13%. Ranked 194 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.87 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: American Samoa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96.13 | −0 pp |
| 2020 | 96.13 | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 95.73 | +0.48 pp |
| 2018 | 95.24 | −0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 95.41 | −2.76 pp |
| 2016 | 98.17 | −0.31 pp |
| 2015 | 98.48 | −0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 98.5 | +0.05 pp |
| 2013 | 98.45 | −0.65 pp |
| 2012 | 99.1 | −0.73 pp |
| 2011 | 99.83 | −0.17 pp |
| 2010 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2009 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2008 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2007 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2005 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2004 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2003 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2001 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2000 | 100 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
