Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 92.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea is 92.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea peaked at 97.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2023.
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.5% | — |
| 1991 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 95.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 10 Sierra Leone 93.6% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 92.9% compare
- 12 Cameroon 92.3% compare
- 14 Mali 91.5% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 91.4% compare
- 16 Burundi 90.9% compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Papua New Guinea was 92.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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