Energy & Mining in Papua New Guinea
254 indicators covering energy & mining for Papua New Guinea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal consumption | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | 132nd |
| Fossil fuel consumption by fuel | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 346.9% | 104th |
| Oil production | 19.41 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 34.4% | 56th |
| Oil consumption | 26.76 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 42.9% | 113th |
| Gas consumption | 4.84 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 346.9% | 104th |
| Coal consumption per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | 132nd |
| Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel | 457.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 260.2% | 105th |
| Coal production per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | 68th |
| Primary energy use | 32.75 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 54.0% | 127th |
| Coal production | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | 68th |
| Annual percentage change in primary energy use | 9.7% | 2024 | up 50.5% | 15th |
| Annual change in primary energy use | 2.89 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 125.0% | 59th |
| Share of primary energy from nuclear | 0.0% | 2024 | — | 33rd |
| Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables | 0.0% | 2024 | — | 33rd |
| Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables | 0.0% | 2024 | — | 33rd |
| Electricity generation from nuclear | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | 34th |
| Primary energy from nuclear per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2025 | — | 33rd |
| Annual change in primary energy from nuclear | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | 20th |
| Fossil fuel consumption per person | 2,988 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 28.6% | 168th |
| Primary energy from nuclear | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | 33rd |
| Fossil fuel consumption | 31.61 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 59.5% | 123rd |
| Coal production per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | — | 68th |
| Oil production per person | 1,836 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | down 47.1% | 48th |
| Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita | 3,096 kilowatt-hours per person | 2024 | up 24.1% | 168th |
| Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables | 0.0% | 2024 | — | 33rd |
| Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables | 0.0% | 2024 | — | 33rd |
| Coal production | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | 68th |
| Primary energy use | 32.75 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 54.0% | 127th |
| Electricity generation from nuclear per person | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | 34th |
| Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use | 12.0% | 2024 | up 33.3% | 168th |
| Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use | 12.0% | 2024 | up 33.3% | 168th |
| Number of people without access to electricity | 6.00 million people | 2024 | down 14.1% | 29th |
| Number of people without access to electricity, per capita | 0.567 people per person | 2024 | down 30.8% | 13th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding | 13.36 kWh per person | 2021 | down 70.9% | 148th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 133.79 million kWh | 2021 | down 62.9% | 121st |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 4.7% | 2021 | down 56.1% | 115th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding | 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 74.4% | 140th |
| Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding | 295.43 kWh per square kilometre | 2021 | down 62.9% | 162nd |
| Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt | 707.38 | 2023 | up 26.3% | 119th |
| Electricity generation from hydropower | 1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 1.0% | 98th |
| Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre | 18.24 people per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.0% | 31st |
| Electricity generation from hydropower per person | 94.55 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 20.2% | 109th |
| Palm oil imports | 22,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | 99th |
| Country position on nuclear weapons | 0 | 2023 | — | 12th |
| Installed solar energy capacity | 0.006 gigawatts | 2025 | up 581.9% | 187th |
| Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours | 2,427 | 2022 | up 12.2% | 110th |
| Electricity from renewables by source | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 75.0% | 21st |
| Electricity generation by source | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 75.0% | 21st |
| Electricity production in the United Kingdom | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 73.8% | 87th |
| Oil production, annual growth rate | 0.9269 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.5% | 37th |
| Fossil fuel production by fuel, annual growth rate | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.1% | 54th |
| Gas production, annual growth rate | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.1% | 54th |
| Energy intensity level of primary energy | 6.47 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP | 2022 | up 10.0% | 41st |
| Energy intensity | 6.47 megajoules per international-$ in 2021 prices | 2022 | up 10.0% | 41st |
| Electricity generation from solar | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | 158th |
| Electricity generation from solar per person | 0.9455 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | 173rd |
| Electricity generation from renewables | 1.12 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 21.7% | 124th |
| Electricity generation from renewables per person | 105.89 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | down 36.9% | 153rd |
| Renewable electricity generation by source | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | 111th |
| Electricity generation from wind per person | 0 kilowatt-hours | 2024 | — | 111th |