Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from hydropower per person

Nicaragua
93.98 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
94.55 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
109th

Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
50100150200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 94.55 kilowatt-hours against 93.98 kilowatt-hours in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.57 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 109th of 215 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 59.23 kilowatt-hours 138.87 kilowatt-hours 79.64 kilowatt-hours Papua New Guinea
2010s 66.68 kilowatt-hours 109.89 kilowatt-hours 43.2 kilowatt-hours Papua New Guinea
2020s 91.1 kilowatt-hours 95.57 kilowatt-hours 4.47 kilowatt-hours Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 94.55 kilowatt-hours against 93.98 kilowatt-hours in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
0.57 kilowatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Nicaragua ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 109th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.