Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 1.69 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.69 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.73 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1715, in 1966.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1918 | — |
| 1966 | 0.1715 | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1715 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1715 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1715 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4218 | +145.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3773 | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3773 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3773 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3773 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6262 | +66.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6233 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6307 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6947 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7495 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8188 | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8064 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7799 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8345 | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.83 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8702 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8442 | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8451 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8423 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8233 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.775 | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.842 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.875 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.91 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.893 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.972 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.17 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9749 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9114 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8617 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9306 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.72 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.72 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.72 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.73 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.69 | +2.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.69 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +145.9% | 0.1715 | 0.4218 |
| 1975 | +66.0% | 0.3773 | 0.6262 |
| 2009 | +32.2% | 0.9306 | 1.23 |
| 2010 | +29.0% | 1.23 | 1.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1756 | 0.1715 | 0.1918 | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.5255 | 0.3773 | 0.7495 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8295 | 0.7799 | 0.8702 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9507 | 0.775 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.8617 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.59 | 1.73 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.68 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 3 |
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 fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea was 1.69 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 in 2019.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 in 1966.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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