Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: Annual change in primary energy use
Papua New Guinea
2.89 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Tajikistan
3.34 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Tajikistan rank
56th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 3.34 terawatt-hours against 2.89 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.45 terawatt-hours.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 56th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1039 terawatt-hours | -0.9351 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | -1.8 terawatt-hours | 2.82 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.8633 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 0.9287 terawatt-hours | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.4977 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Papua New Guinea or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 3.34 terawatt-hours against 2.89 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 0.45 terawatt-hours, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Tajikistan ranks 56th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.