Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea is 4.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.3% | — |
| 1991 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -82.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +814.9% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4 |
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 share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Papua New Guinea was 4.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.