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% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 12.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 12.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -51.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7945 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 40.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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.