Electricity generation from solar per person in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from solar per person was 0.9455 kilowatt-hours in 2024. β Volatile
Electricity generation from solar per person in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9455 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from solar per person in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.9801 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 172nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5776 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0.9801 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 169 Cameroon 1.37 kilowatt-hours compare
- 170 Libya 1.35 kilowatt-hours compare
- 171 Niger 1.11 kilowatt-hours compare
- 173 South Sudan, Republic of 0.8373 kilowatt-hours compare
- 174 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 0.6263 kilowatt-hours compare
- 175 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5834 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Papua New Guinea
- Fuel imports 17.0% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 29.8% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar per person in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity generation from solar per person in Papua New Guinea was 0.9455 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9801 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 172nd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.