Estonia vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from oil
Estonia
2.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.7 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Estonia rank
50th
Papua New Guinea rank
47th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Estonia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7 terawatt-hours against 2.39 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 0.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 214 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 7.62 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2010s | 10.24 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 8.06 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
| 2020s | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Estonia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7 terawatt-hours against 2.39 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Estonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.31 terawatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Estonia ranks 50th and Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.