Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.1% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | 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
- 190 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2% compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 191 Melanesia 0.2% compare
- 194 Belize 0.1% compare
- 195 Congo 0.0% compare
- 196 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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 13.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0021 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0006 million USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 193rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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