Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) was 52.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea stood at 52.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 71.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2015.
Papua New Guinea ranks 47th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.7% | — |
| 1991 | 71.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 52.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 52.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 68.0% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 56.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.5% | 55.5% | 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 renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea?
- Renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea was 52.5% 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 energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2015.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 47th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption