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Per capita daily oil consumption in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Per capita daily oil consumption was 0.0049 barrels per capita per day in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0049 barrels per capita per day
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
139th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0052 barrels per capita per day
in 2016
All-time low
0.0026 barrels per capita per day
in 1999
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Per capita daily oil consumption in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2018

00.0020.0040.0061980199920181980: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1981: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1982: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1983: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1984: 0.004 barrels per capita per day1985: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1986: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1987: 0.004 barrels per capita per day1988: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1989: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1990: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1991: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1992: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1993: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1994: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1995: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1996: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1997: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1998: 0.003 barrels per capita per day1999: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2000: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2001: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2002: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2003: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2004: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2005: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2006: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2007: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2008: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2009: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2010: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2011: 0.003 barrels per capita per day2012: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2013: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2014: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2015: 0.004 barrels per capita per day2016: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2017: 0.005 barrels per capita per day2018: 0.005 barrels per capita per day

Source: U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/. Measured in barrels per capita per day.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0049 barrels per capita per day for per capita daily oil consumption in 2018.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita daily oil consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0052 barrels per capita per day in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 barrels per capita per day, in 1999.

That places Papua New Guinea 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Per capita daily oil consumption in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year barrels per capita per day Change
1980 0.0034 barrels per capita per day —
1981 0.0033 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
1982 0.0032 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
1983 0.0031 barrels per capita per day -2.7%
1984 0.0035 barrels per capita per day +13.6%
1985 0.0034 barrels per capita per day -2.6%
1986 0.0034 barrels per capita per day +0.3%
1987 0.0037 barrels per capita per day +9.0%
1988 0.0034 barrels per capita per day -9.1%
1989 0.0034 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
1990 0.0034 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
1991 0.0033 barrels per capita per day -3.6%
1992 0.0032 barrels per capita per day -2.9%
1993 0.0031 barrels per capita per day -2.3%
1994 0.003 barrels per capita per day -4.2%
1995 0.0029 barrels per capita per day -1.7%
1996 0.0028 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
1997 0.0028 barrels per capita per day +0.2%
1998 0.0027 barrels per capita per day -6.2%
1999 0.0026 barrels per capita per day -2.4%
2000 0.0031 barrels per capita per day +17.2%
2001 0.0035 barrels per capita per day +16.2%
2002 0.0037 barrels per capita per day +4.1%
2003 0.0041 barrels per capita per day +11.5%
2004 0.0047 barrels per capita per day +13.8%
2005 0.0044 barrels per capita per day -6.2%
2006 0.0043 barrels per capita per day -1.1%
2007 0.0046 barrels per capita per day +4.9%
2008 0.0044 barrels per capita per day -2.5%
2009 0.0046 barrels per capita per day +3.5%
2010 0.0042 barrels per capita per day -7.9%
2011 0.0026 barrels per capita per day -37.8%
2012 0.0043 barrels per capita per day +62.0%
2013 0.0045 barrels per capita per day +5.9%
2014 0.0046 barrels per capita per day +2.3%
2015 0.0041 barrels per capita per day -11.2%
2016 0.0052 barrels per capita per day +26.4%
2017 0.0046 barrels per capita per day -10.7%
2018 0.0049 barrels per capita per day +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0034 barrels per capita per day 0.0031 barrels per capita per day 0.0037 barrels per capita per day 10
1990s 0.003 barrels per capita per day 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 0.0034 barrels per capita per day 10
2000s 0.0041 barrels per capita per day 0.0031 barrels per capita per day 0.0047 barrels per capita per day 10
2010s 0.0044 barrels per capita per day 0.0026 barrels per capita per day 0.0052 barrels per capita per day 9

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 136 Vanuatu 0.0053 barrels per capita per day compare
  2. 137 Mauritania 0.0051 barrels per capita per day compare
  3. 138 Viet Nam 0.005 barrels per capita per day compare
  4. 140 Djibouti 0.0049 barrels per capita per day compare
  5. 141 Angola 0.0043 barrels per capita per day compare
  6. 142 Philippines 0.0043 barrels per capita per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita daily oil consumption in Papua New Guinea?
Per capita daily oil consumption in Papua New Guinea was 0.0049 barrels per capita per day in 2018, according to U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/.
What is the highest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0052 barrels per capita per day in 2016.
What is the lowest per capita daily oil consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 barrels per capita per day in 1999.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for per capita daily oil consumption?
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita daily oil consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from U.S Energy Information Administration. Available at: https://www.eia.gov/opendata/, published as part of Per capita daily oil consumption (barrels per capita per day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.