Electricity production from oil sources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity production from oil sources was 33.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil 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 oil sources in Papua New Guinea is 33.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 52.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.7% | — |
| 2001 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 44.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 34.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 67 Kuwait 37.2% compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 37.0% compare
- 69 Madagascar 33.5% compare
- 71 Jamaica 29.5% compare
- 72 Libya 26.2% compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 24.7% 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 electricity production from oil sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Papua New Guinea was 33.2% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.