Oil consumption per person in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Oil consumption per person was 2,530 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2,530 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,954 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,750 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1999.
That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,487 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,260 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,783 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,108 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,750 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,014 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,954 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,434 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,091 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,868 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,511 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,461 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 157 Eswatini 2,986 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 158 Kiribati 2,622 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 159 Senegal 2,538 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 161 Djibouti 2,432 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 162 Kyrgyzstan 2,429 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 163 Cambodia 2,411 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Papua New Guinea?
- Oil consumption per person in Papua New Guinea was 2,530 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,954 kilowatt-hours per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,750 kilowatt-hours per person in 1999.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for oil consumption per person?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.