Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita renewable freshwater resources

Canada
73,170
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
78,505
in 2022
Canada rank
6th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th

Per capita renewable freshwater resources over time

  • Canada
  • Papua New Guinea
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119912022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 78,505 against 73,170 in Canada, a difference of 5,335.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 145,155 358,649 213,493 Papua New Guinea
1970s 124,486 288,840 164,354 Papua New Guinea
1980s 110,630 233,010 122,380 Papua New Guinea
1990s 97,972 176,539 78,566 Papua New Guinea
2000s 88,795 125,303 36,508 Papua New Guinea
2010s 79,995 93,330 13,335 Papua New Guinea
2020s 74,215 80,035 5,821 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita renewable freshwater resources, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 78,505 against 73,170 in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in per capita renewable freshwater resources between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
5,335, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita renewable freshwater resources?
Canada ranks 6th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita renewable freshwater resources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita renewable freshwater resources
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 10,438 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed