Papua New Guinea's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) was 39.96% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.85 percentage points from 37.11% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39.96% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 34.76% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 37.11% | 2011 |
| Highest | 48.89% | 2008 |
| Lowest | 32.28% | 2018 |
| Average since 2012 | 36.58% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 41.53% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2020 (from 39.92% to 39.96%).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.6 percentage points in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.15 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Papua New Guinea had the 71st highest value of the 204 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 39.96% | 2021 |
| World | 27.84% | 2021 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 25.9% | 2021 |
| Lower middle income | 24.77% | 2021 |
Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2021 ranking
- Italy — 68th of 204: 40.97%
- Greece — 69th of 204: 40.56%
- United Kingdom — 70th of 204: 40.2%
- Estonia — 72nd of 204: 39.96%
- Germany — 73rd of 204: 39.83%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 74th of 204: 39.34%
What this measures
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 22 values
| Year | Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.96 |
| 2020 | 39.92 |
| 2019 | 41.88 |
| 2018 | 32.28 |
| 2017 | 33.41 |
| 2016 | 34.76 |
| 2015 | 35.5 |
| 2014 | 35.05 |
| 2013 | 36.11 |
| 2012 | 36.95 |
| 2011 |
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 3.87% (2021)
- Australia — 26.66% (2021)
- Brunei Darussalam — 0.02% (2021)
- Cambodia — 56.37% (2021)
- China — 28.43% (2021)
- Fiji — 60.07% (2021)
- French Polynesia — 23.73% (2021)
- Guam — 4.8% (2021)
- Hong Kong SAR, China
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Population in largest city — 431,903 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 25.43% (2025)
- Rural population — 9.06 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 84.22% (2025)
- Urban population — 1.7 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 15.78% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 2,552 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 342,808 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 345,360 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Papua New Guinea's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)?
- 39.96% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 1.57 percentage points from 41.53% in 2000. The highest value was 48.89% in 2008 and the lowest 32.28% in 2018.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank?
- 71st highest of 204 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) unusual for Papua New Guinea?
- In 2021, Papua New Guinea's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2020 (from 39.92% to 39.96%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.19 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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