Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 12.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea is 12.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 166 Togo 15.0% compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 14.0% compare
- 169 Chad 11.0% compare
- 169 Comoros 11.0% compare
- 169 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.86 % change on previous year (2004)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 538.4 current US$ per person (2004)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2004)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1,735 current LCU per person (2004)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 15.44 % change on previous year (2004)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7216 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 12.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.