Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Papua New Guinea
23.7%
in 2024
Philippines
23.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Philippines rank
132nd
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 23.7% against 23.3% in Philippines, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Philippines ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Philippines ranks 132nd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 34.9% | 0.6% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 25.4% | 6.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 21.5% | 2.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Papua New Guinea or Philippines?
- Papua New Guinea, at 23.7% against 23.3% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Philippines?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Philippines rank globally for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Philippines ranks 132nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.