Access to electricity, urban in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, urban was 66.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
66.8%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
207th
of 215 countries
All-time high
71.2%
in 2010
All-time low
57.0%
in 2018
Years of data
29
1996–2024
Access to electricity, urban in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 66.8% for access to electricity, urban in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Papua New Guinea peaked at 71.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2018.
Papua New Guinea ranks 207th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Access to electricity, urban in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 63.1% | — |
| 1997 | 60.6% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 62.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +2.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 66.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 66.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 67% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 60.6% | 63.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 61.3% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 57.0% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 65.1% | 66.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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, urban in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to electricity, urban in Papua New Guinea was 66.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.