Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Electricity net consumption was 3.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.7
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
130th
of 201 countries
All-time high
3.7
in 2019
All-time low
1.09
in 1981
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2019

12341980199920191980: 1.11981: 1.11982: 1.21983: 1.31984: 1.31985: 1.41986: 1.51987: 1.61988: 1.51989: 1.61990: 1.61991: 1.61992: 1.61993: 1.61994: 1.61995: 1.41996: 1.61997: 1.51998: 1.91999: 1.82000: 22001: 2.42002: 2.62003: 2.92004: 32005: 3.12006: 32007: 3.12008: 32009: 3.12010: 3.22011: 3.32012: 32013: 3.22014: 3.42015: 3.52016: 3.62017: 3.52018: 3.72019: 3.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea stood at 3.7. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 1981.

That places Papua New Guinea 130th out of 201 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.35 1.09 1.59 10
1990s 1.61 1.42 1.94 10
2000s 2.82 1.97 3.11 10
2010s 3.39 3 3.7 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 127 Uganda 4.21 compare
  2. 128 Brunei 4.14 compare
  3. 129 Namibia 4.07 compare
  4. 131 Botswana 3.52 compare
  5. 132 Montenegro 3.25 compare
  6. 133 Nicaragua 3.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea?
Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea was 3.7 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 1981.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity net consumption?
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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