🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea PG / PNG #54

Nomad Score 33.0

Cities 10

Region Malay Archipelago, Islands, Oceania, Oceania, Melanesia

Currency PGK

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 8.9 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2023) 23.7%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

PM2.5 Concentration 8.9 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 1.8x above guideline

Assessment Good air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

Renewable Share 23.7% of electricity

Assessment Low renewable share

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

Electricity Access (2023) 20.5%

Sanitation (2024) 23.6%

Forest Area (2023) 79.0%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 40.0%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 17.3 µg/m³