Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Electricity net generation was 4.24 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
4.24
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
124th
of 203 countries
All-time high
4.24
in 2020
All-time low
1.17
in 1981
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2020

12341980200020201980: 1.21981: 1.21982: 1.21983: 1.41984: 1.41985: 1.51986: 1.61987: 1.71988: 1.71989: 1.71990: 1.71991: 1.71992: 1.71993: 1.71994: 1.71995: 1.51996: 1.71997: 1.61998: 2.11999: 1.92000: 2.12001: 2.62002: 2.82003: 3.12004: 3.22005: 3.32006: 3.32007: 3.32008: 3.32009: 3.32010: 3.42011: 3.52012: 3.22013: 3.42014: 3.62015: 3.82016: 3.92017: 3.92018: 42019: 42020: 4.2

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

Annual values for Electricity net generation in Papua New Guinea, 1980 to 2020.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +33.3% 1.56 2.08

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 121 Nicaragua 4.66 compare
  2. 122 Moldova 4.43 compare
  3. 123 Brunei 4.4 compare
  4. 125 Lithuania 4.11 compare
  5. 126 Jamaica 4.02 compare
  6. 127 Montenegro 3.82 compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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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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Indicator
Electricity net generation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 7,868 data points, 1980–2020
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