Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 10.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea is 10.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0321 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Papua New Guinea was 10.5% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.