People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: People without electricity country was 6.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024
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.
People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.28 million | — |
| 1997 | 4.88 million | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 4.94 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.85 million | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.00 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.45 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.61 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.91 million | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.50 million | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.75 million | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 7.42 million | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.84 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.34 million | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 7.80 million | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 7.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.26 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 6.00 million | -27.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6.00 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524, 7.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People without electricity country in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -27.4% | 8.26 million | 6.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2023)
- Gas production 123.61 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 123.61 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 11,687 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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