Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity was 72.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 72.7% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 191st out of 217 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.6% | — |
| 1991 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 63.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 57.6% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 61.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 69.5% | 72.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 72.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to electricity?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st 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 18.6%. 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 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.