Electricity demand in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity demand was 4.73 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.73 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.77 terawatt-hours
in 2016
All-time low
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 4.73 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.77 terawatt-hours in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.17 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.17 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2.68 terawatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.22 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 3.62 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 3.35 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.41 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 3.37 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3.63 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.73 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.01 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 4.53 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.77 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.35 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.36 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.28 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1 terawatt-hours | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.53 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.59 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.73 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4.73 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4.73 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.06 terawatt-hours, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4.73 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.01 terawatt-hours, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 2.17 terawatt-hours | 3.62 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 4.77 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 terawatt-hours | 4.1 terawatt-hours | 4.73 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity demand in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity demand in Papua New Guinea was 4.73 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity demand?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.