Papua New Guinea vs South Sudan: Electricity generation from solar per person

Papua New Guinea
0.9455 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
South Sudan
0.8373 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
173rd
South Sudan rank
174th

Electricity generation from solar per person over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.9455 kilowatt-hours against 0.8373 kilowatt-hours in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1082 kilowatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd and South Sudan ranks 174th of 214 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
2020s 0.5776 kilowatt-hours 0.8941 kilowatt-hours 0.3165 kilowatt-hours South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Papua New Guinea or South Sudan?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.9455 kilowatt-hours against 0.8373 kilowatt-hours in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
0.1082 kilowatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd and South Sudan ranks 174th 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 from solar 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 from solar 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, 7,018 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.