Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1% for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 176 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2% compare
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- 181 Congo 0.0% compare
- 182 French Guiana 0.0% compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0026 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Papua New Guinea?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).