Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation by source
Ethiopia
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
24th
Papua New Guinea rank
21st
Electricity generation by source over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.3 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 0.187 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.343 terawatt-hours | 0.339 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.018 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.082 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1 terawatt-hours against 0.03 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.07 terawatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Papua New Guinea ranks 21st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.