Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 65,377 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — 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 65,377 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 65,377 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55,778 TJ, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 64th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,778 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 55,948 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 55,824 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 55,824 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 55,948 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 56,073 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56,073 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56,156 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 56,202 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 56,457 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56,310 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 56,498 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 56,683 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 56,614 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 56,513 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 56,434 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 56,210 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 56,210 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56,133 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56,133 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56,264 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 56,255 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 55,995 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 62,507 TJ | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 62,590 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 62,708 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 62,792 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62,913 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63,071 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 63,546 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 63,656 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64,329 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 64,876 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65,377 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65,377 TJ | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 65,377 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,241 TJ, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 65,377 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,578 TJ, 11.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,028 TJ | 55,778 TJ | 56,457 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,374 TJ | 56,133 TJ | 56,683 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,864 TJ | 55,995 TJ | 63,546 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,723 TJ | 63,656 TJ | 65,377 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Papua New Guinea?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Papua New Guinea was 65,377 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65,377 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,778 TJ in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 64th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Solid biofuels — 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.