People without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.567 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.567 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9784 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.567 units 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 29 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.89 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.9784 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.957 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9357 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.876 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.873 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.869 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.866 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.862 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.859 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.876 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.851 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.847 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.828 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.805 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.827 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.825 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.822 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.819 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.816 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.865 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.808 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.834 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.764 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.795 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.791 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.81 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.795 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.567 units per person | -28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9403 units per person | 0.89 units per person | 0.9784 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8607 units per person | 0.828 units per person | 0.876 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8185 units per person | 0.764 units per person | 0.865 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7516 units per person | 0.567 units per person | 0.81 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 units per person compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 units per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.575 units per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 units per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 units per person compare
- 16 Mauritania 0.478 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 people without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.567 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9784 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.567 units per person in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.