Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 2,482 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Papua New Guinea stood at 2,482. 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 2,482 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,740, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 1,740 | — |
| 2001 | 1,938 | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 2,037 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 2,125 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,262 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 2,198 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2,162 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,089 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,135 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,176 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,271 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2,296 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,359 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2,361 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,349 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,320 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,185 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2,152 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,190 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,211 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,228 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2,405 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 2,482 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,086 | 1,740 | 2,262 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,269 | 2,152 | 2,361 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,372 | 2,228 | 2,482 | 3 |
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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 value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (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 2,482 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 2,482 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,740 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 219 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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