Papua New Guinea vs WPR: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and

Papua New Guinea
92.2%
in 2023
WPR
23.1%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
WPR rank
10th

Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • WPR
20406080100199020062023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 92.2% against 23.1% in WPR, a difference of 69.1%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.0 times WPR's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and WPR ranks 10th of 159 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea WPR Difference Ahead
1990s 97.1% 31.8% 65.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 95.8% 50.6% 45.3% Papua New Guinea
2010s 94.2% 44.4% 49.9% Papua New Guinea
2020s 92.5% 26.2% 66.4% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and, Papua New Guinea or WPR?
Papua New Guinea, at 92.2% against 23.1% in WPR as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and between Papua New Guinea and WPR?
69.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and WPR?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and WPR rank globally for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and WPR ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
174 places, 5,916 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed