Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 50,142 TJ in 2024. ▬ Flat
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 50,142 TJ for fuelwood — energy consumption in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 50,325 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49,996 TJ, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,325 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 50,325 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50,325 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50,325 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,325 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50,325 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50,325 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50,270 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50,270 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50,215 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 50,215 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,215 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50,215 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50,215 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50,215 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50,206 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 50,200 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 50,087 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 50,087 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50,087 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50,087 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49,996 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50,160 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 50,169 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50,151 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 50,151 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50,142 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 50,142 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50,142 TJ | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 50,142 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45,842 TJ, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 50,142 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,778 TJ, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,308 TJ | 50,270 TJ | 50,325 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,242 TJ | 50,215 TJ | 50,270 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,130 TJ | 49,996 TJ | 50,215 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,146 TJ | 50,142 TJ | 50,151 TJ | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuelwood — energy consumption in Papua New Guinea?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Papua New Guinea was 50,142 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50,325 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,996 TJ in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 63rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fuelwood — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.