Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Papua New Guinea

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 76.32%. Ranked 120 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.72 pp.

2024 76.32% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 120of 196
Period maximum 78.87%2022
Period minimum 57.6%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024506070802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 57.6%2001: 65.67%2002: 67.95%2003: 69.88%2004: 73.22%2005: 67.4%2006: 66.17%2007: 62.68%2008: 63.35%2009: 62.9%2010: 64.39%2011: 62.53%2012: 63.27%2013: 64.84%2014: 66.59%2015: 68.65%2016: 70.23%2017: 72.18%2018: 77.06%2019: 73.6%2020: 72.68%2021: 75.27%2022: 78.87%2023: 76.32%2024: 76.32%
Change over the period: +18.72 pp Annual average: 0.78 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 76.32%
World computed 59.17%
East Asia & Pacific computed 63.94%
Melanesia computed 70.36%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 76.32 +0 pp
2023 76.32 −2.55 pp
2022 78.87 +3.6 pp
2021 75.27 +2.59 pp
2020 72.68 −0.92 pp
2019 73.6 −3.46 pp
2018 77.06 +4.88 pp
2017 72.18 +1.95 pp
2016 70.23 +1.58 pp
2015 68.65 +2.06 pp
2014 66.59 +1.75 pp
2013 64.84 +1.57 pp
2012 63.27 +0.74 pp
2011 62.53 −1.86 pp
2010 64.39 +1.49 pp
2009 62.9 −0.45 pp
2008 63.35 +0.67 pp
2007 62.68 −3.49 pp
2006 66.17 −1.23 pp
2005 67.4 −5.82 pp
2004 73.22 +3.34 pp
2003 69.88 +1.93 pp
2002 67.95 +2.28 pp
2001 65.67 +8.07 pp
2000 57.6

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.