Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Libya
10.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
9.7%
in 2024
Libya rank
14th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Libya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Libya currently reports 10.3% against 9.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Libya ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 216 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 7.0% | 1.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 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, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
- Libya, at 10.3% against 9.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Libya ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 216 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 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.