Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) was 34.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable electricity in Papua New Guinea stood at 34.5%.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 62.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2004.
Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.1% | — |
| 1991 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +88.6% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | +37.7% |
| 2000 | 47.1% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 34.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 34.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.0%, 3.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +88.6% | 33.1% | 62.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 33.1% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 24.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 34.5% | 38.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 78 North Macedonia 35.9% compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.5% compare
- 80 Spain 34.9% compare
- 82 Tanzania 34.2% compare
- 83 Luxembourg 32.4% compare
- 84 Falkland Islands 32.2% compare
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 renewable electricity in Papua New Guinea?
- Renewable electricity in Papua New Guinea was 34.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for renewable electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 81st out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants