Electricity generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from hydropower was 1 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 terawatt-hours
in 2014
All-time low
0.79 terawatt-hours
in 2017
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea stood at 1 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.01 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.79 terawatt-hours, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 98th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.88 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.96 terawatt-hours | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.97 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.79 terawatt-hours | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1 terawatt-hours | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.8 terawatt-hours, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1 terawatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.885 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 0.92 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.943 terawatt-hours | 0.79 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.974 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 1.01 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 generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Papua New Guinea was 1 terawatt-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 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.