Electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity production from natural gas sources was 26.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea is 26.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 26.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +42.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +44.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 26.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 188.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +44.0% | 16.1% | 23.3% |
| 2009 | +42.4% | 6.6% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 9.4% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 26.8% | 26.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity production from natural gas sources in Papua New Guinea was 26.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from natural gas sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity production from natural gas sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from natural gas sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from natural gas sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids.