Democratic features bti in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Democratic features bti was 5.02 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic features bti in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 5.02 for democratic features bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic features bti in Papua New Guinea peaked at 6.35 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.02, in 2025.
Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Democratic features bti in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — |
| 2007 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.35 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 5.95 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 6 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.1 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.12 | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 5.02 | -2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 5.02 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.43, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 5.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.47, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.15 | 6 | 6.35 | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.05 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.41 | 5.02 | 6.1 | 3 |
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 democratic features bti in Papua New Guinea?
- Democratic features bti in Papua New Guinea was 5.02 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic features bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 in 2009.
- What is the lowest democratic features bti recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.02 in 2025.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for democratic features bti?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 58th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic features bti rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic features bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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