Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity net consumption was 3.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2019
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 202 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.
Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.11 | — |
| 1981 | 1.09 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.15 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 1.32 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.49 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 1.59 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.55 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.57 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.59 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.59 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.59 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.42 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 1.58 | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 1.94 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 1.97 | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 2.4 | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 2.58 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.88 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.95 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.03 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.11 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.04 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.11 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.15 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.28 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.36 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.49 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.53 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.66 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | +1.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 3.7 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.7, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 3.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.31, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity net consumption in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +33.3% | 1.45 | 1.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 202 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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