Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 4.7 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Papua New Guinea stood at 4.7 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.01 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2377 units per square kilometre, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 199th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 1998 | 0.49 units per square kilometre | +106.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7592 units per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 2000 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +99.7% |
| 2001 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.81 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 2.29 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 2.43 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.81 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 3.29 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 3 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.12 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.26 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.41 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.55 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.67 units per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 3.89 units per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 2018 | 3.44 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.01 units per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 2020 | 4.44 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 4.62 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.28 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 4.7 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.664 units per square kilometre | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 2.67 units per square kilometre | 5.01 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 units per square kilometre | 4.28 units per square kilometre | 4.7 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 196 Gabon 9.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 197 Russian Federation 8.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 198 Kazakhstan 7.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 200 Canada 4.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 201 Niger 4.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 202 Suriname 3.9 units per square kilometre 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 square in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Papua New Guinea was 4.7 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2377 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.