Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Papua New Guinea

Access to electricity in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 43.3%. Ranked 203 in the world out of 215. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 32.3 pp.

2024 43.3% +22.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 203of 215
Period maximum 43.3%2024
Period minimum 2.2%1997

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024020406019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 11%1997: 2.2%1998: 4.3%1999: 6.4%2000: 12.4%2001: 12.7%2002: 13.1%2003: 13.4%2004: 13.8%2005: 14.1%2006: 12.4%2007: 14.9%2008: 15.3%2009: 17.2%2010: 19.5%2011: 17.3%2012: 17.5%2013: 17.8%2014: 18.1%2015: 18.4%2016: 13.5%2017: 19.2%2018: 16.6%2019: 23.6%2020: 20.5%2021: 20.9%2022: 19%2023: 20.5%2024: 43.3%
Change over the period: +32.3 pp Annual average: 1.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 43.3%
World 91.9%
Melanesia computed 51.3%
Access to electricity — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 43.3 +22.8 pp
2023 20.5 +1.5 pp
2022 19 −1.9 pp
2021 20.9 +0.4 pp
2020 20.5 −3.1 pp
2019 23.6 +7 pp
2018 16.6 −2.6 pp
2017 19.2 +5.7 pp
2016 13.5 −4.9 pp
2015 18.4 +0.3 pp
2014 18.1 +0.3 pp
2013 17.8 +0.3 pp
2012 17.5 +0.2 pp
2011 17.3 −2.2 pp
2010 19.5 +2.3 pp
2009 17.2 +1.9 pp
2008 15.3 +0.4 pp
2007 14.9 +2.5 pp
2006 12.4 −1.7 pp
2005 14.1 +0.3 pp
2004 13.8 +0.4 pp
2003 13.4 +0.3 pp
2002 13.1 +0.4 pp
2001 12.7 +0.3 pp
2000 12.4 +6 pp
1999 6.4 +2.1 pp
1998 4.3 +2.1 pp
1997 2.2 −8.8 pp
1996 11

Melanesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.