Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea is 12, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +9.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 12 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 12 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea was 12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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