Installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Installed geothermal energy capacity was 51 megawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in megawatts.
Analysis
In 2025, installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea stood at 51 megawatts.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 56 megawatts in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6 megawatts, in 2003.
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | megawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 megawatts | — |
| 2004 | 6 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 megawatts | +500.0% |
| 2006 | 36 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56 megawatts | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 56 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 megawatts | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 megawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51 megawatts | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 51 megawatts | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 51 megawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 259.96 megawatts, 20% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.14 megawatts | 6 megawatts | 56 megawatts | 7 |
| 2010s | 50 megawatts | 50 megawatts | 50 megawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.33 megawatts | 50 megawatts | 51 megawatts | 6 |
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 installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea?
- Installed geothermal energy capacity in Papua New Guinea was 51 megawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed geothermal energy capacity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56 megawatts in 2007.
- What is the lowest installed geothermal energy capacity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 megawatts in 2003.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for installed geothermal energy capacity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed geothermal energy capacity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed geothermal energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total geothermal (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in megawatts.