Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity was 43.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity in Papua New Guinea stood at 43.3%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 111.2% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 43.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 205th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.0% | — |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -80.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +99.0% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +49.6% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +92.9% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +111.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 2.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 19.0% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 202 Mauritania 52.2% compare
- 203 Mali 49.5% compare
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 43.7% compare
- 206 Madagascar 42.5% compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 39.2% compare
- 208 Mozambique 36.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 9.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea was 43.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.