Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Papua New Guinea peaked at 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 31.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 40.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 41.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 63.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 60.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 51 Poland 67.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 53 Slovenia 64.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 63.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 56 South Korea 63.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 57 Italy 59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Papua New Guinea?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Papua New Guinea was 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 54th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.