A plasma display panel includes a front panel and a rear panel disposed opposing each other. The front panel includes a display electrode composed of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode extending in a row direction. A rear panel includes address electrode extending in a column direction and intersecting the display electrode. A lattice form of barrier ribs of row direction barrier ribs and column direction barrier ribs, which have the same height, forming a plurality of individually divided discharge cells is provided in a part in which the display electrode and the address electrode intersect each other. The row direction barrier ribs of the barrier ribs are provided with communication portions communicating discharge cells in non-parallel to the column direction.