Drinking water usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 57,751 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea is 57,751 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 57,751 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,350 people, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,133 people | 33,350 people | 42,530 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,613 people | 43,462 people | 52,084 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,424 people | 53,176 people | 57,751 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Papua New Guinea was 57,751 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 57,751 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,350 people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.