Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity was 0.0024 gigawatts in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0024 gigawatts
Change on year
up 69.0%
World rank
184th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0024 gigawatts
in 2025
All-time low
0.0003 gigawatts
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Papua New Guinea, 2018–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.0024 gigawatts for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 69.0% on the previous year and up 716.7% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0003 gigawatts | — |
| 2019 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 gigawatts | +222.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0024 gigawatts | +69.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0024 gigawatts is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.0024 gigawatts is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1229 gigawatts, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0024 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Papua New Guinea?
- Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity in Papua New Guinea was 0.0024 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 gigawatts in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 716.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.