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Water resources per capita — Papua New Guinea

Water resources per capita in Papua New Guinea in 2022 — 78,505 m³/person. Ranked 5 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 79.9%.

2022 78,505 m³/person −1.86% vs 2021
World rank 5of 181
Period maximum 391,471 m³/person1961
Period minimum 78,505 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Papua New Guinea, 1961–20220100,000200,000300,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 391,471 m³/person1963: 374,059 m³/person1965: 358,258 m³/person1967: 342,669 m³/person1969: 327,349 m³/person1971: 312,108 m³/person1973: 297,700 m³/person1975: 284,565 m³/person1977: 272,419 m³/person1979: 261,138 m³/person1981: 250,546 m³/person1983: 240,278 m³/person1985: 230,243 m³/person1987: 220,507 m³/person1989: 211,007 m³/person1991: 199,163 m³/person1993: 185,379 m³/person1995: 172,470 m³/person1997: 160,589 m³/person1999: 149,738 m³/person2001: 139,829 m³/person2003: 130,797 m³/person2005: 122,554 m³/person2007: 115,031 m³/person2009: 108,149 m³/person2011: 101,917 m³/person2013: 96,475 m³/person2015: 91,614 m³/person2017: 87,267 m³/person2019: 83,359 m³/person2021: 79,997 m³/person2022: 78,505 m³/person
Change over the period: −312,966 (−79.95%) Average annual rate: -2.6 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Papua New Guinea 78,505 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
East Asia & Pacific 4,306 m³/person
Melanesia computed 72,380 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 78,505 −1,492 −1.86%
2021 79,997 −1,607 −1.97%
2020 81,604 −1,756 −2.11%
2019 83,359 −1,903 −2.23%
2018 85,263 −2,005 −2.3%
2017 87,267 −2,113 −2.36%
2016 89,380 −2,233 −2.44%
2015 91,614 −2,363 −2.51%
2014 93,976 −2,499 −2.59%
2013 96,475 −2,642 −2.67%
2012 99,117 −2,800 −2.75%
2011 101,917 −3,015 −2.87%
2010 104,932 −3,217 −2.97%
2009 108,149 −3,364 −3.02%
2008 111,513 −3,518 −3.06%
2007 115,031 −3,676 −3.1%
2006 118,707 −3,847 −3.14%
2005 122,554 −4,026 −3.18%
2004 126,579 −4,217 −3.22%
2003 130,797 −4,416 −3.27%
2002 135,213 −4,616 −3.3%
2001 139,829 −4,833 −3.34%
2000 144,662 −5,077 −3.39%
1999 149,738 −5,302 −3.42%
1998 155,041 −5,549 −3.46%
1997 160,589 −5,823 −3.5%
1996 166,412 −6,059 −3.51%
1995 172,470 −6,316 −3.53%
1994 178,786 −6,593 −3.56%
1993 185,379 −6,859 −3.57%
1992 192,239 −6,924 −3.48%
1991 199,163 −6,407 −3.12%
1990 205,570 −5,437 −2.58%
1989 211,007 −4,786 −2.22%
1988 215,794 −4,713 −2.14%
1987 220,507 −4,823 −2.14%
1986 225,330 −4,913 −2.13%
1985 230,243 −4,986 −2.12%
1984 235,229 −5,050 −2.1%
1983 240,278 −5,104 −2.08%
1982 245,383 −5,163 −2.06%
1981 250,546 −5,241 −2.05%
1980 255,787 −5,351 −2.05%
1979 261,138 −5,532 −2.07%
1978 266,670 −5,749 −2.11%
1977 272,419 −5,965 −2.14%
1976 278,383 −6,182 −2.17%
1975 284,565 −6,425 −2.21%
1974 290,990 −6,710 −2.25%
1973 297,700 −7,045 −2.31%
1972 304,744 −7,363 −2.36%
1971 312,108 −7,573 −2.37%
1970 319,680 −7,669 −2.34%
1969 327,349 −7,685 −2.29%
1968 335,034 −7,635 −2.23%
1967 342,669 −7,759 −2.21%
1966 350,428 −7,829 −2.19%
1965 358,258 −7,776 −2.12%
1964 366,033 −8,025 −2.15%
1963 374,059 −8,478 −2.22%
1962 382,536 −8,935 −2.28%
1961 391,471 — —

Melanesia, 2022

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

PG Papua New Guinea 78,505 SB Solomon Islands 57,229 VU Vanuatu 31,944 FJ Fiji 31,052
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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