Papua New Guinea Water


Water Precipitation in Papua New Guinea

Water Precipitation in depth
3,142 mm/year
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth (mm/year 2017)
Water precipitation in volume
1,454 billion m³/year
Long-term average annual precipitation in volume (billion m³/year 2017)

Water Resources in Papua New Guinea

Renewable Water Resources
801 billion m³/year
Total Renewable Water Resources (2017)
Water Resources per Capita
97,079 m³/person/year
Renewable Water per Inhabitant (2017)



Water Use in Papua New Guinea

Total, by Sector, and by Year

Notes: Years with missing data left empty.
Water use can include water used and then returned to its source (renewable resource).



People with no access to a safe drinking water source in Papua New Guinea

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Don’t have access to safe drinking water
5,245,948 people

60%  of the population of Papua New Guinea (2015)



See also

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