Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 49.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea is 49.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 71.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd of 246 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.7% | — |
| 1991 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 67.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 56.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 51.0% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 49.7% | 51.6% | 5 |
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- 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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Papua New Guinea was 49.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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