Solid biofuels — Energy production in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 65,625 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in Papua New Guinea stood at 65,625 TJ. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Papua New Guinea peaked at 65,625 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56,129 TJ, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56,129 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 56,299 TJ | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 56,176 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 56,176 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 56,299 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 56,424 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56,424 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56,532 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56,579 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 56,858 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 56,711 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 56,937 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 57,122 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 57,053 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 56,965 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 56,911 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 56,687 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 56,687 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56,610 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56,610 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56,741 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 56,741 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56,741 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62,811 TJ | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 62,895 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 63,021 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63,104 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63,230 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63,314 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63,782 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63,898 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 64,572 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65,122 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65,625 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 65,625 TJ | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 65,625 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,625 TJ, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 65,625 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,068 TJ, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,390 TJ | 56,129 TJ | 56,858 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,829 TJ | 56,610 TJ | 57,122 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,238 TJ | 56,741 TJ | 63,782 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64,969 TJ | 63,898 TJ | 65,625 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 production in Papua New Guinea?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Papua New Guinea was 65,625 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65,625 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,129 TJ in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 76th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 production. 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.