Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Energy intensity level of primary energy

Papua New Guinea
9.28 MJ/$2005 PPP
in 2015
South Africa
8.7 MJ/$2005 PPP
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
South Africa rank
25th

Energy intensity level of primary energy over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
051015199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.28 MJ/$2005 PPP against 8.7 MJ/$2005 PPP in South Africa, a difference of 0.58 MJ/$2005 PPP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9.89 MJ/$2005 PPP 10.99 MJ/$2005 PPP 1.09 MJ/$2005 PPP South Africa
2000s 11.22 MJ/$2005 PPP 10.16 MJ/$2005 PPP 1.05 MJ/$2005 PPP Papua New Guinea
2010s 8.74 MJ/$2005 PPP 9.1 MJ/$2005 PPP 0.3519 MJ/$2005 PPP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.28 MJ/$2005 PPP against 8.7 MJ/$2005 PPP in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.58 MJ/$2005 PPP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2005 PPP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2005 PPP)
Unit
MJ/$2005 PPP
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,955 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2005 PPP): A ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.