Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation per person

Namibia
541.23 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
447.22 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Namibia rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
167th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 541.23 kilowatt-hours against 447.22 kilowatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 94.01 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 167th of 214 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 759.07 kilowatt-hours 489.33 kilowatt-hours 269.75 kilowatt-hours Namibia
2010s 636.45 kilowatt-hours 480.22 kilowatt-hours 156.23 kilowatt-hours Namibia
2020s 581.21 kilowatt-hours 444.49 kilowatt-hours 136.72 kilowatt-hours Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Namibia, at 541.23 kilowatt-hours against 447.22 kilowatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
94.01 kilowatt-hours, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Namibia ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 167th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation 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
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.