Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.5231 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.5231 m3 per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.73 m3 per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5231 m3 per person, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.68 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.7 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.68 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.67 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.68 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.68 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.67 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.69 m3 per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.7 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.69 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.68 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.68 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.68 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.69 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.69 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.69 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.7 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.71 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.71 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.72 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.73 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.7 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.66 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.62 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.59 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.56 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.52 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.49 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.46 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.42 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.38 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.33 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.28 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.23 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.19 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.15 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.11 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.03 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9993 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9659 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.934 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9035 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8744 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8466 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.82 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7946 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7703 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7471 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7248 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.704 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6847 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6664 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6492 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6328 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6174 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6028 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.589 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5758 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5637 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5526 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5423 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5326 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5231 m3 per person | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5231 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5231 m3 per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.113 m3 per person, 4.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 m3 per person | 1.67 m3 per person | 1.7 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 m3 per person | 1.68 m3 per person | 1.71 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6 m3 per person | 1.46 m3 per person | 1.73 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 m3 per person | 1.03 m3 per person | 1.42 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8655 m3 per person | 0.7471 m3 per person | 0.9993 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6447 m3 per person | 0.5758 m3 per person | 0.7248 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5428 m3 per person | 0.5231 m3 per person | 0.5637 m3 per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.5231 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 m3 per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5231 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.