Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 91st of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 91st out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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