Papua New Guinea Key Figures
- Population:
- 10.1 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 4.60 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 100%
Data of the last year available: 2022
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 82.2 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 0.73 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 6.22%
* at purchasing power parity
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Papua New Guinea Total Energy Consumption
Total energy consumption per capita reached 0.52 toe in 2022. Electricity consumption per capita is around 450 kWh.
Total energy consumption has increased at around 3.5%/year since 2010 and reached 5.2 Mtoe in 2022.
Energy consumption is mainly covered by oil (39%) and biomass (36%). Gas and primary electricity cover the remainder (17% and 9%, respectively).
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Papua New Guinea Crude Oil Production
Crude oil production has remained stable at around 0.9 Mt/year over 2012-2022. Before 2010, oil production declined steadily from around 3.6 Mt in 2000 to 2 Mt in 2009.
The country has one refinery with a capacity of 32.5 kbl/d.
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Papua New Guinea Renewable in % Electricity Production
In 2020, the Government updated its NDC and committed to raise the share of renewables in the grid-connected installed capacity from 30% in 2015 to 78% in 2030. The target is a decrease compared to the previous NDC submitted in 2016 to reach 100% renewables by 2030 due to an increase in the LNG sector and its role in the power sector.
The fourth MTDP set the target of 57% of renewables in the on-grid power capacity mix in 2027. In 2022, this share reached 30% (36% in the power generation mix).
Interactive Chart Papua New Guinea Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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Papua New Guinea CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
The Papua New Guinea Climate Change (Management) Act 2015 established the Climate Change Development Authority and the Climate Change and Green Growth Trust Fund.