Which country in Oceania has the most renewable energy?

Papua New Guinea has the most renewable energy in Oceania: 54.6% renewable (2022). Next come the Solomon Islands (50.1% renewable) and Kiribati (41.9% renewable).

Which country in Oceania has the least renewable energy?

Palau, with 0.9% renewable (2022).

What is the typical renewable energy of a country in Oceania?

The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 25.0% renewable: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. Source: World Bank, mostly 2022. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Oceania by renewable energy

The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2022

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Highest

54.6%

Papua New Guinea

Median country

25.0%

half above, half below

Lowest

0.9%

Palau

Countries in Oceania by renewable energy, World Bank, mostly 2022
#	Country	% of energy use	Year	Region
1	Papua New Guinea	54.6%	2022	Melanesia
2	Solomon Islands	50.1%	2022	Melanesia
3	Kiribati	41.9%	2022	Micronesia
4	Samoa	35.9%	2022	Polynesia
5	New Zealand	28.9%	2021	Australia and New Zealand
6	Fiji	28.4%	2022	Melanesia
7	Vanuatu	25.0%	2022	Melanesia
8	Australia	12.3%	2021	Australia and New Zealand
9	Marshall Islands	12.2%	2022	Micronesia
10	Tonga	2.3%	2022	Polynesia
11	Micronesia	2.0%	2022	Micronesia
12	Nauru	1.9%	2022	Micronesia
13	Palau	0.9%	2022	Micronesia

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	% of energy use	Status
New Caledonia	9.6%	Territory of France
French Polynesia	7.0%	Territory of France
Guam	6.7%	Territory of United States of America
Northern Mariana Islands	0.5%	Territory of United States of America
American Samoa	0.4%	Territory of United States of America

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the most renewable energy?: Papua New Guinea has the most renewable energy in Oceania: 54.6% renewable (2022). Next come the Solomon Islands (50.1% renewable) and Kiribati (41.9% renewable).
Which country in Oceania has the least renewable energy?: Palau, with 0.9% renewable (2022).
What is the typical renewable energy of a country in Oceania?: The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is 25.0% renewable: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. Source: World Bank, mostly 2022. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.