Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 12.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea is 12.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 166 Togo 15.0% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 14.0% compare
- 169 Chad 11.0% compare
- 169 Comoros 11.0% compare
- 169 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea was 12.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.