Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Renewable freshwater resources per person
Norway
70,000 cubic meters
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
78,505 cubic meters
in 2022
Norway rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Renewable freshwater resources per person over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 78,505 cubic meters against 70,000 cubic meters in Norway, a difference of 8,505 cubic meters.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 7th 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 | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,565 cubic meters | 358,649 cubic meters | 256,084 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 95,847 cubic meters | 288,840 cubic meters | 192,993 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 92,032 cubic meters | 233,010 cubic meters | 140,978 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 87,885 cubic meters | 176,539 cubic meters | 88,654 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 82,567 cubic meters | 125,303 cubic meters | 42,737 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 74,327 cubic meters | 93,330 cubic meters | 19,003 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 70,548 cubic meters | 80,035 cubic meters | 9,488 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, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 78,505 cubic meters against 70,000 cubic meters in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per person between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 8,505 cubic meters, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per person?
- Norway ranks 7th 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.