Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and was 94.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
94.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 193 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
94.2%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 1001991: 1001992: 1001993: 1001994: 1001995: 1001996: 1001997: 1001998: 1001999: 99.92000: 99.92001: 99.82002: 99.72003: 99.62004: 99.52005: 99.32006: 992007: 98.72008: 98.42009: 97.92010: 97.62011: 97.12012: 96.72013: 96.42014: 96.12015: 95.72016: 95.52017: 95.42018: 952019: 94.82020: 94.62021: 94.42022: 94.32023: 94.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 94.2% for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Papua New Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2023.

Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 100.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 100.0% +0.0%
1995 100.0% +0.0%
1996 100.0% +0.0%
1997 100.0% +0.0%
1998 100.0% +0.0%
1999 99.9% -0.1%
2000 99.9% +0.0%
2001 99.8% -0.1%
2002 99.7% -0.1%
2003 99.6% -0.1%
2004 99.5% -0.1%
2005 99.3% -0.2%
2006 99.0% -0.3%
2007 98.7% -0.3%
2008 98.4% -0.3%
2009 97.9% -0.5%
2010 97.6% -0.3%
2011 97.1% -0.5%
2012 96.7% -0.4%
2013 96.4% -0.3%
2014 96.1% -0.3%
2015 95.7% -0.4%
2016 95.5% -0.3%
2017 95.4% -0.1%
2018 95.0% -0.4%
2019 94.8% -0.2%
2020 94.6% -0.2%
2021 94.4% -0.2%
2022 94.3% -0.1%
2023 94.2% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100.0% 99.9% 100.0% 10
2000s 99.2% 97.9% 99.9% 10
2010s 96.0% 94.8% 97.6% 10
2020s 94.4% 94.2% 94.6% 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 35 Burkina Faso 96.5% compare
  2. 36 Congo 95.1% compare
  3. 37 Cameroon 94.6% compare
  4. 39 Comoros 94.1% compare
  5. 40 Timor-Leste 92.6% compare
  6. 41 Zimbabwe 92.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Papua New Guinea?
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and in Papua New Guinea was 94.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and?
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 6,868 data points, 1990–2023
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