Petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption fell 0.558% to 0.044% in Papua New Guinea in 2015, according to EIA.
Historically, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 0.044% in 2014 and an all time low of 0.019% in 1980. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption in Australia amounted to 1.16%, 1.70% in Indonesia, 0.169% in New Zealand and 0.417% in Philippines in 2015.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 108th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of petroleum consumption as a share of worldwide consumption, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Petroleum Consumption (As % of Worldwide Consumption) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Australia | % | 1.16% | 1.14% | 1.18% | 1.19% | 1.19% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 9.50% | 10.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 11.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 1.58% | 1.69% | 1.77% | 1.88% | 1.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.718% | 0.715% | 0.757% | 0.742% | 0.746% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 0.177% | 0.174% | 0.173% | 0.168% | 0.167% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 0.023% | 0.023% | 0.022% | 0.022% | 0.022% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 0.354% | 0.351% | 0.337% | 0.343% | 0.344% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.21% | 1.30% | 1.36% | 1.36% | 1.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | 1.14% | 1.16% | 1.06% | 1.03% | 1.07% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.421% | 0.467% | 0.480% | 0.501% | 0.516% |