Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 14.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 14.2 for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Papua New Guinea peaked at 17.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 194th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4 | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 6 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 5 | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 7.4 | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 9.3 | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 11.8 | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 9.5 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 9.9 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 10.3 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 11.3 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 5.6 | -50.4% |
| 2017 | 12.3 | +119.6% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1 | +62.9% |
| 2020 | 13.6 | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 14 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 14.2 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.91 | 5.6 | 17.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.93 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Papua New Guinea?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Papua New Guinea was 14.2 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 194th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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