Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Reservoir minimum water area change

Mauritania
-2.2%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
-2.1%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
113th
Papua New Guinea rank
112th

Reservoir minimum water area change over time

  • Mauritania
  • Papua New Guinea
-20-10010200020112022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -2.1% against -2.2% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s -0.9% -0.1% 0.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.9% 0.1% 0.7% Mauritania
2020s -1.1% -4.7% 3.7% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area change, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at -2.1% against -2.2% in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area change between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reservoir minimum water area change?
Mauritania ranks 113th and Papua New Guinea ranks 112th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir minimum water area change (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area change (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
180 places, 4,138 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed