Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.54 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.38, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 85th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.38 | — |
| 2001 | 0.42 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.44 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.46 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.49 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.47 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.45 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.46 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.49 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.51 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.47 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.48 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.52 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.54 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.451 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5133 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Papua New Guinea was 0.54 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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