Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Annual change in primary energy use
Papua New Guinea
2.89 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Yemen
3.14 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
59th
Yemen rank
57th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.14 terawatt-hours against 2.89 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Yemen ranks 57th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2498 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.1347 terawatt-hours | -0.7721 terawatt-hours | 0.9068 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 6.55 terawatt-hours | 5.53 terawatt-hours | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.8633 terawatt-hours | -3.57 terawatt-hours | 4.43 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4977 terawatt-hours | -1.1 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.14 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 Yemen?
- 0.25 terawatt-hours, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Yemen ranks 57th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – 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.