Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Papua New Guinea
295.43 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Zambia
320.12 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd
Zambia rank
160th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zambia
-50005001.0k1.5k199020052021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 320.12 kWh per square kilometre against 295.43 kWh per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 24.69 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th of 208 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 332.1 kWh per square kilometre 350.55 kWh per square kilometre 18.45 kWh per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 579.43 kWh per square kilometre 203.37 kWh per square kilometre 376.06 kWh per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 293.19 kWh per square kilometre 321.85 kWh per square kilometre 28.66 kWh per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 320.12 kWh per square kilometre against 295.43 kWh per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
24.69 kWh per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 160th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.