Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.433 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.433 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 111.2% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.433 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 units per person, in 1997.
That places Papua New Guinea 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.11 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0216 units per person | -80.4% |
| 1998 | 0.043 units per person | +99.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0643 units per person | +49.6% |
| 2000 | 0.124 units per person | +92.9% |
| 2001 | 0.127 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.131 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.134 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.138 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.141 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.124 units per person | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.149 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.153 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.172 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.195 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.173 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.175 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.178 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.181 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.184 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.135 units per person | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.192 units per person | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 0.166 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.236 units per person | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 0.205 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.209 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.19 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.205 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.433 units per person | +111.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0597 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.11 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1393 units per person | 0.124 units per person | 0.172 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1815 units per person | 0.135 units per person | 0.236 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2484 units per person | 0.19 units per person | 0.433 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 199 Mauritania 0.522 units per person compare
- 200 Mali 0.495 units per person compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 0.437 units per person compare
- 203 Madagascar 0.425 units per person compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 0.392 units per person compare
- 205 Mozambique 0.369 units per person 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.433 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.433 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 units per person in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.