Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Water withdrawals per capita

Cameroon
38.36 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
37.74 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Cameroon rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
162nd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060198720052023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 38.36 cubic meters per person against 37.74 cubic meters per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.62 cubic meters per person.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd of 180 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 62.41 cubic meters per person 55.08 cubic meters per person 7.33 cubic meters per person Cameroon
2010s 48.75 cubic meters per person 45.69 cubic meters per person 3.06 cubic meters per person Cameroon
2020s 39.93 cubic meters per person 38.82 cubic meters per person 1.11 cubic meters per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 38.36 cubic meters per person against 37.74 cubic meters per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.62 cubic meters per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
Cameroon ranks 161st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/water-withdrawals-per-capita/cameroon/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/water-withdrawals-per-capita/cameroon/papua-new-guinea/">Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Water withdrawals per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.