Lake water quality trophic state in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lake water quality trophic state was 3.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
3.0%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
16th
of 121 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2019
All-time low
2.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality trophic state in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 3.0% for lake water quality trophic state in 2021.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over five years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 16th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lake water quality trophic state in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 18.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.15 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 19.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality trophic state in Papua New Guinea?
- Lake water quality trophic state in Papua New Guinea was 3.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lake water quality trophic state?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lake water quality trophic state (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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