Cyprus vs Papua New Guinea: Primary energy use
Cyprus
32.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
32.75 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Cyprus rank
128th
Papua New Guinea rank
126th
Primary energy use over time
- Cyprus
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 32.75 terawatt-hours against 32.51 terawatt-hours in Cyprus, a difference of 0.24 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.81 terawatt-hours | 8.99 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 24.27 terawatt-hours | 11.02 terawatt-hours | 13.24 terawatt-hours | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 32.84 terawatt-hours | 18.83 terawatt-hours | 14.01 terawatt-hours | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 30.91 terawatt-hours | 23.9 terawatt-hours | 7.01 terawatt-hours | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 29.71 terawatt-hours | 30.68 terawatt-hours | 0.9704 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Cyprus or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 32.75 terawatt-hours against 32.51 terawatt-hours in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.24 terawatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for primary energy use?
- Cyprus ranks 128th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.