Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 43.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 43.3% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 111.2% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea peaked at 43.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 217th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | +42.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +111.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 43.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 43.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural 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 | +111.2% | 20.5% | 43.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 19.0% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 214 Mauritania 52.2% compare
- 215 Mali 49.5% compare
- 216 Guinea-Bissau 43.7% compare
- 218 Madagascar 42.5% compare
- 219 Sierra Leone 39.2% compare
- 220 Mozambique 36.9% 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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Papua New Guinea was 43.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 217th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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