Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 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). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.3% for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
That places Papua New Guinea 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.4%, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.8%, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Papua New Guinea?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in Papua New Guinea was 0.3% 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 annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.