Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Bangladesh
10.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
9.7%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
13th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Bangladesh
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.4% against 9.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 3.0% | 5.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 1.3% | 5.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 3.7% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Bangladesh or Papua New Guinea?
- Bangladesh, at 10.4% against 9.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.