Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 94.55 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
94.55 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
109th
of 215 countries
All-time high
166.15 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
83.31 kilowatt-hours
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 94.55 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Papua New Guinea peaked at 166.15 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.31 kilowatt-hours, in 2022.
Papua New Guinea ranks 109th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 166.15 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 160.6 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 155.3 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 150.23 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 140.64 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 134.64 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 125.97 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 122.07 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 118.33 kilowatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 114.77 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 111.35 kilowatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 122.15 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 120.03 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 119.24 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 118.5 kilowatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 114.37 kilowatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 111.59 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 86.07 kilowatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 90.48 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 105.11 kilowatt-hours | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 102.9 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 100.87 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.31 kilowatt-hours | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 96.25 kilowatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 94.55 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 94.55 kilowatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.57 kilowatt-hours, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 94.55 kilowatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.33 kilowatt-hours, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138.87 kilowatt-hours | 114.77 kilowatt-hours | 166.15 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.89 kilowatt-hours | 86.07 kilowatt-hours | 122.15 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.57 kilowatt-hours | 83.31 kilowatt-hours | 102.9 kilowatt-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 generation from hydropower per person in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Papua New Guinea was 94.55 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 166.15 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.31 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.