Oil consumption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Oil consumption was 26.76 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.76 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
113th
of 220 countries
All-time high
26.94 terawatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
7.54 terawatt-hours
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Oil consumption in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 26.76 terawatt-hours for oil consumption in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 26.94 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.54 terawatt-hours, in 1981.
That places Papua New Guinea 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.56 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 7.54 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 7.54 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.54 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.82 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 8.79 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.04 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 10.11 terawatt-hours | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 9.44 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 9.67 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 9.8 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 9.67 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 9.63 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.6 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 9.41 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 9.48 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.51 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.73 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9.36 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 9.36 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.15 terawatt-hours | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 13.29 terawatt-hours | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 14.14 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 16.13 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 18.69 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 17.63 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 17.86 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 19.39 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 16.78 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 16.92 terawatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 17.75 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 17.02 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.36 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.73 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 22.51 terawatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 24.25 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 23.83 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 26.94 terawatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 25.18 terawatt-hours | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.64 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 25.45 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 26.03 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.76 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 26.76 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.87 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 26.76 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.9 terawatt-hours, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6 terawatt-hours | 7.54 terawatt-hours | 10.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.56 terawatt-hours | 9.36 terawatt-hours | 9.8 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.43 terawatt-hours | 11.15 terawatt-hours | 19.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.15 terawatt-hours | 16.92 terawatt-hours | 26.94 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.61 terawatt-hours | 24.64 terawatt-hours | 26.76 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption in Papua New Guinea?
- Oil consumption in Papua New Guinea was 26.76 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.94 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest oil consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 terawatt-hours in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for oil consumption?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.