Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Per capita daily oil consumption

Papua New Guinea
0.0049 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Vanuatu
0.0053 barrels per capita per day
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
139th
Vanuatu rank
136th

Per capita daily oil consumption over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.0053 barrels per capita per day against 0.0049 barrels per capita per day in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 barrels per capita per day.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 136th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0034 barrels per capita per day 0.0058 barrels per capita per day 0.0024 barrels per capita per day Vanuatu
1990s 0.003 barrels per capita per day 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 0.0004 barrels per capita per day Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0041 barrels per capita per day 0.0036 barrels per capita per day 0.0005 barrels per capita per day Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0001 barrels per capita per day Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita daily oil consumption, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.0053 barrels per capita per day against 0.0049 barrels per capita per day in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in per capita daily oil consumption between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.0004 barrels per capita per day, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita daily oil consumption?
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th and Vanuatu ranks 136th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day)
Unit
barrels per capita per day
Source
U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,068 data points, 1980–2019
Last refreshed

Per capita data has been generated by World Bank staff by taking Energy consumption data [U.S EIA] and applying country population data from the World Bank Group - World Development Indicators.