Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 60.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 60.0% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 67.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 115th 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 60.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.6%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 60.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.9%, 75% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 51.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 58.1% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 60.0% | 60.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 112 North Macedonia 60.6% compare
- 113 Ghana 60.6% compare
- 114 Japan 60.2% compare
- 116 Lebanon 60.0% compare
- 117 Madagascar 58.7% compare
- 118 South Korea 58.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Papua New Guinea was 60.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.