Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Electricity net generation was 4.24 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2020, electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea stood at 4.24. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.24 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 1981.
Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.19 | — |
| 1981 | 1.17 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.24 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 1.42 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 1.47 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 1.71 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.66 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.69 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.71 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.71 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.71 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.52 | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 1.7 | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 1.56 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 2.08 | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 1.88 | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 2.12 | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 2.58 | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 3.17 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.33 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.25 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.34 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.27 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.35 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.39 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.52 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.22 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 3.41 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.62 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.76 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 3.87 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.86 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.04 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.24 | +4.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4.24 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.66, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4.24 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.21, 59% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity net generation 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% | 1.56 | 2.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.45 | 1.17 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 1.52 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 | 2.12 | 3.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 | 3.22 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 | 4.24 | 4.24 | 1 |
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 generation in Papua New Guinea?
- Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea was 4.24 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net generation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity net generation recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 1981.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for electricity net generation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is electricity net generation rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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