Reference Data in Papua New Guinea

1,588 indicators covering reference data for Papua New Guinea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2019 down 50.0% 58th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector 143.41 kilograms per person 2023 down 12.4% 129th
17_International debt securities, nonbanks, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 79th
People not using safely managed sanitation facilities 8.81 million people 2024 up 20.0% 47th
Share of population using safely managed sanitation 16.7% 2024 up 20.3% 137th
Share of land area that is protected 3.7% 2025 up 19.4% 191st
Reported cases of leprosy 368 Cases 2024 down 31.9% 21st
Adjusted net savings per capita 39.24 current US$ 2004 down 57.3% 125th
Military spending per armed forces personnel 23,831 constant 2024 US$ 2020 up 22.1% 89th
Banana production 1.27 million tonnes 2024 down 3.3% 20th
Banana production by region 1.27 million tonnes 2024 down 3.3% 20th
Insecticide use 11 tonnes 2023 up 37.5% 171st
Pesticide use 1,211 tonnes 2023 up 35.0% 107th
Teachers in secondary education, male 9,160 number 2016 114th
Number of significant earthquakes 1 events 2024 down 50.0% 21st
Share of electricity production by source 0.0% 2024 85th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 0 2019 195th
Pesticide breakdown by type 71 tonnes 2023 up 24.6% 16th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2019 50th
Enrolment in primary education, male 686,523 number 2016 up 131.7% 78th
Electricity net generation 4.24 2020 up 25.2% 124th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 1999 170th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables 3.61 terawatt-hours 2024 up 26.7% 98th
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Fugitive Emissions 0 2014 61st
School age population, early childhood education, male 438,843 number 2019 up 352.8% 78th
School age population, early childhood education, female 410,162 number 2019 up 351.3% 78th
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 849,005 number 2019 up 352.1% 78th
Tree cover loss from wildfires 4,651 hectares 2024 up 203.7% 30th
Electricity net consumption 3.7 2019 up 19.0% 130th
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days 57.3% 2020 down 0.9% 19th
Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year 73.0% 2020 down 0.4% 54th
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year 27.0% 2020 up 1.1% 134th
Inequality in per capita calorie intake 0.27 2020 unchanged 77th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 46,284 Hectares 2020 unchanged 52nd
Share of marine territorial waters that are protected 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 139th
Share of arable land which is organic 0.73 percent 2023 down 55.2% 90th
Rice production 882.53 tonnes 2024 up 5.4% 113th
Rice production by region 882.53 tonnes 2024 up 5.4% 113th
End of the academic school year 2,014 tertiary education 2014 up 0.5% 179th
Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2014 unchanged 174th
End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2014 unchanged 1st
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.0% 1999 167th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.0% 1999 166th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 0.8% 2023 down 51.9% 196th
Military spending as a share of government spending 1.6% 2025 down 20.7% 153rd
Share of children who have anemia 46.7% 2019 down 5.8% 47th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0 Percentage of GDP 2019 45th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 64,247 hectares 2025 down 91.3% 74th
Statistical performance indicator 43.63 2024 up 61.8% 166th
Rule of Law - Number of sources 12 2024 up 9.1% 97th
Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1836 2024 up 4.0% 61st
Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 52.3% 2024 up 0.8% 135th
Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 42.0% 2024 up 0.0% 143rd
Rule of Law - Governance score 47.13 0-100 2024 up 0.5% 138th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.1% 138th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad 66,800 arrivals 2022 down 60.2% 176th
Number of clinical trials 3 trials 2024 up 200.0% 95th
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 10 2024 down 16.7% 101st
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1727 2024 up 4.7% 64th
Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval 56.1% 2024 down 3.8% 121st