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 0.1322 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Papua New Guinea is 0.1322, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 0.1322 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0915, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 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 | 0.0915 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0997 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1078 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.116 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1241 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1322 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1322 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1322 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.32, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.1322 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.09, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.12 | 0.0915 | 0.1322 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1322 | 0.1322 | 0.1322 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 | 0.1322 | 0.1322 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2269 compare
- 175 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.203 compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 0.1835 compare
- 178 Congo 0.0274 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)
- 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 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 0.1322 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1322 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 0.0915 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 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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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.