Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Water withdrawals per capita

Burkina Faso
35.53 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
37.74 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060198520042023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 37.74 cubic meters per person against 35.53 cubic meters per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.21 cubic meters per person.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 57.34 cubic meters per person 55.08 cubic meters per person 2.26 cubic meters per person Burkina Faso
2010s 44.44 cubic meters per person 45.69 cubic meters per person 1.24 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 36.79 cubic meters per person 38.82 cubic meters per person 2.03 cubic meters per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 37.74 cubic meters per person against 35.53 cubic meters per person in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
2.21 cubic meters per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Water withdrawals per capita
Unit
cubic meters per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 6,452 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.