Gabon vs Papua New Guinea: Renewable freshwater resources per person
Gabon
67,469 cubic meters
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
78,505 cubic meters
in 2022
Gabon rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Renewable freshwater resources per person over time
- Gabon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 78,505 cubic meters against 67,469 cubic meters in Gabon, a difference of 11,036 cubic meters.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 8th 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 | Gabon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299,673 cubic meters | 358,649 cubic meters | 58,976 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 250,224 cubic meters | 288,840 cubic meters | 38,615 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 194,559 cubic meters | 233,010 cubic meters | 38,452 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 148,496 cubic meters | 176,539 cubic meters | 28,043 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 113,664 cubic meters | 125,303 cubic meters | 11,640 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 82,573 cubic meters | 93,330 cubic meters | 10,757 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 69,028 cubic meters | 80,035 cubic meters | 11,007 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per person, Gabon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 78,505 cubic meters against 67,469 cubic meters in Gabon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per person between Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
- 11,036 cubic meters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Gabon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per person?
- Gabon ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Renewable freshwater resources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources refers to the quantity of internal freshwater from inflowing river basins and recharging groundwater aquifers. This is measured in cubic meters per person per year.