Papua New Guinea vs USSR: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Papua New Guinea
11,687 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
USSR
20,217 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Papua New Guinea rank
24th
USSR rank
21st
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Papua New Guinea
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 8,530 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and USSR ranks 21st of 219 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Papua New Guinea or USSR?
- USSR, at 20,217 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person in Papua New Guinea as of 1984.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Papua New Guinea and USSR?
- 8,530 kilowatt-hours per person, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and USSR?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1984.
- How do Papua New Guinea and USSR rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 24th and USSR ranks 21st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.