Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Myanmar
8.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
9.7%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
17th
Papua New Guinea rank
14th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Myanmar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.7% against 8.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 1.3% | 4.2% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 7.0% | 2.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 3.7% | 7.0% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | -1.3% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 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, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 9.7% against 8.7% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Myanmar ranks 17th and Papua New Guinea ranks 14th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.