People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: People without electricity country was 6.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.00 million
Change on year
down 27.4%
World rank
29th
of 214 countries
All-time high
8.26 million
in 2022
All-time low
4.28 million
in 1996
Years of data
29
1996–2024

People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1996201020241996: 4.3M1997: 4.9M1998: 4.9M1999: 5.0M2000: 4.9M2001: 5.0M2002: 5.1M2003: 5.3M2004: 5.5M2005: 5.6M2006: 5.9M2007: 5.9M2008: 6.1M2009: 6.1M2010: 6.1M2011: 6.5M2012: 6.7M2013: 6.8M2014: 7.0M2015: 7.1M2016: 7.8M2017: 7.4M2018: 7.8M2019: 7.3M2020: 7.8M2021: 7.9M2022: 8.3M2023: 8.3M2024: 6.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people without electricity country in Papua New Guinea is 6.00 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 27.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.26 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.28 million, in 1996.

That places Papua New Guinea 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.78 million 4.28 million 5.01 million 4
2000s 5.54 million 4.85 million 6.13 million 10
2010s 7.06 million 6.14 million 7.84 million 10
2020s 7.65 million 6.00 million 8.26 million 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

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  4. 30 Benin 5.93 million compare
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  6. 32 Haiti 5.43 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without electricity country in Papua New Guinea?
People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea was 6.00 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8.26 million in 2022.
What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4.28 million in 1996.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for people without electricity country?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without electricity country rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without electricity country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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