Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
Papua New Guinea
78,505 cubic meters
in 2022
Suriname
158,867 cubic meters
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
5th
Suriname rank
3rd
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 158,867 cubic meters against 78,505 cubic meters in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 80,362 cubic meters.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.0 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 358,649 cubic meters | 312,389 cubic meters | 46,259 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 288,840 cubic meters | 255,107 cubic meters | 33,733 cubic meters | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 233,010 cubic meters | 255,687 cubic meters | 22,677 cubic meters | Suriname |
| 1990s | 176,539 cubic meters | 229,156 cubic meters | 52,617 cubic meters | Suriname |
| 2000s | 125,303 cubic meters | 193,072 cubic meters | 67,769 cubic meters | Suriname |
| 2010s | 93,330 cubic meters | 171,396 cubic meters | 78,066 cubic meters | Suriname |
| 2020s | 80,035 cubic meters | 160,256 cubic meters | 80,221 cubic meters | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 158,867 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 Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 80,362 cubic meters, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 3rd 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.