Papua New Guinea - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Papua New Guinea was 56.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 56.83 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.76 in 2001.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1996 2.59
2001 1.76
2002 4.28
2003 6.80
2004 9.31
2005 11.82
2006 5.03
2007 16.83
2008 19.34
2009 9.34
2010 11.76
2011 26.93
2012 29.45
2013 32.00
2014 34.58
2015 37.65
2016 44.91
2017 50.46
2018 51.78
2019 56.13
2020 56.83

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Papua New Guinea was 83.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 83.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 60.62 in 1997.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1996 63.10
1997 60.62
1998 61.44
1999 62.23
2000 62.52
2001 63.41
2002 64.29
2003 65.18
2004 66.08
2005 67.00
2006 61.30
2007 68.91
2008 69.89
2009 69.60
2010 71.20
2011 72.97
2012 74.35
2013 75.59
2014 76.68
2015 77.82
2016 79.30
2017 80.54
2018 81.73
2019 82.77
2020 83.60

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Papua New Guinea was 60.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 60.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.16 in 1997.

Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1996 11.00
1997 2.16
1998 4.30
1999 6.43
2000 7.58
2001 9.88
2002 12.18
2003 14.47
2004 16.76
2005 19.05
2006 12.40
2007 23.64
2008 25.94
2009 17.20
2010 19.50
2011 32.92
2012 35.28
2013 37.65
2014 40.05
2015 42.88
2016 49.40
2017 54.40
2018 55.73
2019 59.66
2020 60.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use