Renewable energy electricity output in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Renewable energy electricity output was 1,442 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output 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 GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in Papua New Guinea is 1,442 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,442 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 460 GWh, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 105th out of 233 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.
Renewable energy electricity output in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 460 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 460 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 460 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 460 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 804 GWh | +74.8% |
| 1995 | 871 GWh | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 943 GWh | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 710 GWh | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 869 GWh | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 1,268 GWh | +45.9% |
| 2000 | 1,117 GWh | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 931 GWh | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 931 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 929 GWh | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 829 GWh | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 993 GWh | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 1,090 GWh | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1,331 GWh | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 1,353 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1,366 GWh | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,379 GWh | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,391 GWh | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,405 GWh | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,418 GWh | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,442 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,442 GWh | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,442 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,041 GWh, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,442 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 229.69 GWh, 6.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy 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 | +74.8% | 460 GWh | 804 GWh |
| 1999 | +45.9% | 869 GWh | 1,268 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 730.5 GWh | 460 GWh | 1,268 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,087 GWh | 829 GWh | 1,366 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,413 GWh | 1,379 GWh | 1,442 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 103 Montenegro 1,491 GWh compare
- 104 Cote d'Ivoire 1,457 GWh compare
- 106 Suriname 1,356 GWh compare
- 107 Israel 1,214 GWh compare
- 108 Madagascar 934.82 GWh 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 energy electricity output in Papua New Guinea?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Papua New Guinea was 1,442 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,442 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 460 GWh in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 105th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.