Papua New Guinea vs United States: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United States
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 60.0% against 59.3% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and United States ranks 118th of 210 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 70.9% | 14.4% | United States |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 66.2% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 60.6% | 0.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Papua New Guinea or United States?
- Papua New Guinea, at 60.0% against 59.3% in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United States rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and United States ranks 118th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.