Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy
Norway
0.1%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.2%
in 2024
Norway rank
116th
Papua New Guinea rank
113th
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from bioenergy, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from bioenergy between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Norway ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 113th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.