Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
Bhutan
99,883 cubic meters
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
78,505 cubic meters
in 2022
Bhutan rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 99,883 cubic meters against 78,505 cubic meters in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 21,378 cubic meters.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 364,367 cubic meters | 358,649 cubic meters | 5,718 cubic meters | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 265,423 cubic meters | 288,840 cubic meters | 23,417 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 190,847 cubic meters | 233,010 cubic meters | 42,163 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 152,305 cubic meters | 176,539 cubic meters | 24,234 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 122,008 cubic meters | 125,303 cubic meters | 3,296 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 106,147 cubic meters | 93,330 cubic meters | 12,817 cubic meters | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 100,590 cubic meters | 80,035 cubic meters | 20,555 cubic meters | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 99,883 cubic meters against 78,505 cubic meters in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 21,378 cubic meters, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 4th 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 capita. 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 flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.