Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Electricity generation from renewables

Papua New Guinea
1.12 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Suriname
0.92 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Suriname rank
127th

Electricity generation from renewables over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.12 terawatt-hours against 0.92 terawatt-hours in Suriname, a difference of 0.2 terawatt-hours.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Suriname ranks 127th of 214 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 1.07 terawatt-hours 0.795 terawatt-hours 0.28 terawatt-hours Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.3 terawatt-hours 0.864 terawatt-hours 0.436 terawatt-hours Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.09 terawatt-hours 0.956 terawatt-hours 0.134 terawatt-hours Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.12 terawatt-hours against 0.92 terawatt-hours in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
0.2 terawatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Suriname ranks 127th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.