Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
84th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 84th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 81 Faroe Islands 0.5% compare
- 82 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5% compare
- 83 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 85 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 86 Guyana 0.4% compare
- 87 Timor-Leste 0.4% compare
- 87 Timor-Leste 0.4% 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)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 36.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0327 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 94.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Papua New Guinea was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 84th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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