Total electricity output in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total electricity output was 4,176 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Papua New Guinea is 4,176 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4,176 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,288 GWh, in 1994.
Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,390 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 1,390 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,390 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,390 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,288 GWh | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 1,574 GWh | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1,759 GWh | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 1,625 GWh | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 2,174 GWh | +33.8% |
| 1999 | 2,303 GWh | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 2,373 GWh | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2,687 GWh | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 2,885 GWh | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 3,178 GWh | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 3,402 GWh | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3,438 GWh | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3,348 GWh | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 3,429 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 3,510 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,486 GWh | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3,631 GWh | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 3,666 GWh | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,764 GWh | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,964 GWh | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 4,176 GWh | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 4,176 GWh | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4,176 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4,176 GWh is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,176 GWh, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 | +33.8% | 1,625 GWh | 2,174 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,628 GWh | 1,288 GWh | 2,303 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,174 GWh | 2,373 GWh | 3,510 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,896 GWh | 3,631 GWh | 4,176 GWh | 6 |
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 total electricity output in Papua New Guinea?
- Total electricity output in Papua New Guinea was 4,176 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,176 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,288 GWh in 1994.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total electricity output?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants