Papua New Guinea vs Small states: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

Papua New Guinea
78,505 cubic meters
in 2022
Small states
39,669 cubic meters
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Small states rank
3rd

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Small states
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 78,505 cubic meters against 39,669 cubic meters in Small states, a difference of 38,836 cubic meters.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.0 times Small states's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Small states ranks 3rd of 183 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 354,546 cubic meters 98,073 cubic meters 256,473 cubic meters Papua New Guinea
1970s 288,840 cubic meters 83,376 cubic meters 205,463 cubic meters Papua New Guinea
1980s 233,010 cubic meters 70,213 cubic meters 162,797 cubic meters Papua New Guinea
1990s 176,539 cubic meters 54,924 cubic meters 121,615 cubic meters Papua New Guinea
2000s 125,303 cubic meters 47,867 cubic meters 77,436 cubic meters Papua New Guinea
2010s 93,330 cubic meters 42,968 cubic meters 50,362 cubic meters Papua New Guinea
2020s 80,035 cubic meters 40,065 cubic meters 39,971 cubic meters Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Papua New Guinea or Small states?
Papua New Guinea, at 78,505 cubic meters against 39,669 cubic meters in Small states as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Papua New Guinea and Small states?
38,836 cubic meters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Small states?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Small states rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Small states ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)
Unit
cubic meters
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 13,255 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.