Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity was 22.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Papua New Guinea stood at 22.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 22.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 205th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.1% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +24.8% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 12.2% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 22.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 202 Zambia 27.2% compare
- 203 Uganda 26.7% compare
- 204 Mozambique 24.2% compare
- 206 Madagascar 22.9% compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 20.3% compare
- 208 Liberia 19.8% compare
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea was 22.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.