Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal was 0.01 in 2024. β Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Papua New Guinea is 0.01, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 160th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 160 American Samoa 0.01 compare
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- 160 Botswana 0.01 compare
- 160 Brunei Darussalam 0.01 compare
- 160 Chad 0.01 compare
- 160 Congo 0.01 compare
- 160 Fiji 0.01 compare
- 160 Kiribati 0.01 compare
- 160 Liberia 0.01 compare
- 160 Libya 0.01 compare
- 160 Malawi 0.01 compare
- 160 Nauru 0.01 compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.01 compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 0.01 compare
- 160 South Sudan 0.01 compare
- 160 Suriname 0.01 compare
- 160 Tonga 0.01 compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 compare
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.01 compare
- 160 Vanuatu 0.01 compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 29.8% (2023)
- Gas production 123.61 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 123.61 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Papua New Guinea was 0.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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