Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Renewable energy electricity output

Papua New Guinea
1,442 GWh
in 2015
Suriname
1,356 GWh
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
105th
Suriname rank
106th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
05001.0k1.5k199020022015

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,442 GWh against 1,356 GWh in Suriname, a difference of 86 GWh.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 105th and Suriname ranks 106th of 226 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1990s 730.5 GWh 0 GWh 730.5 GWh Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,087 GWh 1,072 GWh 14.8 GWh Papua New Guinea
2010s 1,413 GWh 1,277 GWh 135.5 GWh Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,442 GWh against 1,356 GWh in Suriname as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
86 GWh, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
Papua New Guinea ranks 105th and Suriname ranks 106th of 226 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 Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
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
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.