Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 33.4 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 33.4 for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Papua New Guinea peaked at 40.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.4, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 | — |
| 2001 | 40.3 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.4 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 40.5 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 40.4 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.6 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.4 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.3 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 40 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.6 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 39.55 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 39.3 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 38.7 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 38.1 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.5 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 37.1 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.8 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.9 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.5 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.9 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 34 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 33.4 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.41 | 40 | 40.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.26 | 35.9 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.45 | 33.4 | 35.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 154 Chad 40.1 compare
- 155 Rwanda 38.85 compare
- 156 Timor-Leste 38.1 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 33.1 compare
- 159 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.6 compare
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 27.3 compare
More population data for Papua New Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3478 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0669 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,910 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.58 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5424 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 41.16 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.15 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Papua New Guinea was 33.4 in 2023, according to International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4 in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.