Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel

Gabon
5.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.84 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gabon rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
104th

Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time

  • Gabon
  • Papua New Guinea
02468198020022024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 5.17 terawatt-hours against 4.84 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.33 terawatt-hours.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 220 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9512 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.9512 terawatt-hours Gabon
1990s 1.07 terawatt-hours 0.8128 terawatt-hours 0.2549 terawatt-hours Gabon
2000s 0.9536 terawatt-hours 1.32 terawatt-hours 0.3641 terawatt-hours Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.8 terawatt-hours 1.44 terawatt-hours 2.37 terawatt-hours Gabon
2020s 5.11 terawatt-hours 3.95 terawatt-hours 1.16 terawatt-hours Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
Gabon, at 5.17 terawatt-hours against 4.84 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
0.33 terawatt-hours, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
Gabon ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 10,411 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.