Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea is 20.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea peaked at 23.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1997.
Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.0% | — |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -80.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +99.0% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +49.6% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +92.9% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 2.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 13.5% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.0% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 205 Liberia 32.5% compare
- 206 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.1% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 21.7% compare
- 209 Niger 20.1% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 17.6% compare
- 211 Malawi 15.6% 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 share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Papua New Guinea was 20.5% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1997.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.