Reference Data in Papua New Guinea 1,569 indicators covering reference data for Papua New Guinea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 0.31 current US$ per person 2021 down 80.2% 190th Personal remittances and foreign aid received 3.10 million current US$ 2021 down 74.8% 187th Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 — 61st Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 0 % change on previous year 2019 — 78th Per capita daily gas consumption 0.0011 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2018 down 38.9% 110th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 6.85 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 down 74.8% 190th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 125.16 % change on previous year 2019 up 1,348.5% 11th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 0 % change on previous year 2019 — 89th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 35.12 % change on previous year 2021 down 86.0% 21st Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0049 barrels per capita per day 2018 up 9.7% 139th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.6 2018 unchanged 30th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.6 2018 unchanged 30th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1 2018 down 9.1% 157th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% 2016 — 112th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 0 2025 down 100.0% 145th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 275.86 million 2025 up 4,951.8% 137th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 114.39 % change on previous year 2019 up 557.6% 25th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -15.41 % change on previous year 2019 down 1,392.5% 127th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 17,881 hectares 2025 down 82.4% 74th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 622.51 hectares 2025 down 97.7% 47th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 69.76 2023 up 31.1% 146th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 6.71 articles per million people 2023 up 4.7% 176th Total Reserves 1,611 2016 up 14.7% 120th Rule of Law - Governance score 47.13 0-100 2024 up 0.5% 137th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.1% 137th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 6.55 arrivals per 1,000 people 2022 down 68.5% 186th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 51.14 0-100 2024 down 4.6% 120th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 75.8% 120th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.78 years 2016 up 85.5% 90th Political Stability - Governance score 54.73 0-100 2024 up 0.5% 158th Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.6539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.3% 158th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 201 2019 down 49.6% 70th Control of Corruption - Governance score 31.72 0-100 2024 up 12.7% 154th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.7974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 18.2% 154th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 0 2025 down 100.0% 110th Average annual surface temperature 24.08 °C 2025 up 2.2% 81st Annual temperature anomalies 0.5969 °C 2025 up 718.2% 107th Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gas consumption per person 457.9 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 260.2% 105th Oil consumption per person 2,530 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 15.2% 161st Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 15.8% 2025 up 19.2% 234th Urban area over the long-term 168.91 km² per grid cell 2025 up 44.5% 156th Red List Index 0.87 index 2025 down 3.3% 104th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 45.39 0-100 2024 down 10.6% 145th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.6004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 132.0% 145th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 33.83 0-100 2024 down 8.7% 174th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 22.7% 174th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -16.92 % change on previous year 2019 down 143.6% 145th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers -16.92 % change on previous year 2019 down 143.6% 146th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic -16.92 % change on previous year 2019 down 143.6% 146th Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual -16.92 % change on previous year 2019 down 143.6% 146th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers -16.9 % change on previous year 2019 down 143.4% 144th Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,742 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 1.4% 165th Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking 12.0% 2024 up 33.3% 168th Civil Liberties Score 39 2025 up 8.3% 89th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 38.7% 132nd Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 34.9% 77th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, per 0 units per person 2019 up 6.9% 104th ← Previous Page 9 of 27 Next →