Renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Renewable energy consumption was 60,750 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
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 TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea is 60,750 TJ, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 60,980 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 57,279 TJ, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 89th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,394 TJ | 57,279 TJ | 60,980 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,909 TJ | 59,309 TJ | 60,510 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,709 TJ | 60,646 TJ | 60,758 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea?
- Renewable energy consumption in Papua New Guinea was 60,750 TJ 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 60,980 TJ in 1999.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,279 TJ in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 89th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste