Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.567 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.567 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.876 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.567 people per person, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.876 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.873 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.869 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.866 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.862 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.859 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.876 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.851 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.847 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.828 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.805 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.827 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.825 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.822 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.819 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.816 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.865 people per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.808 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.834 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.764 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.795 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.791 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.81 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.795 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.567 people per person | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8607 people per person | 0.828 people per person | 0.876 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8185 people per person | 0.764 people per person | 0.865 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7516 people per person | 0.567 people per person | 0.81 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 people per person compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.575 people per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 people per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 people per person compare
- 16 Mauritania 0.478 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.567 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.876 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.567 people per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.