Waste management in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Waste management was 7.73 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Waste management in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste management in Papua New Guinea is 7.73 million, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 65th out of 91 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Waste management in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 442.16 million | — |
| 2018 | 242.78 million | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 37.66 million | -84.5% |
| 2020 | 16.60 million | -55.9% |
| 2021 | 7.92 million | -52.3% |
| 2022 | 7.73 million | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 240.87 million | 37.66 million | 442.16 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.75 million | 7.73 million | 16.60 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 62 El Salvador 31.00 million compare
- 63 Slovenia 24.15 million compare
- 64 Panama 8.94 million compare
- 66 Cook Islands 828,000 compare
- 67 Palau 500,000
- 68 Solomon Islands 401,473
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.6 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.003 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.01 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste management in Papua New Guinea?
- Waste management in Papua New Guinea was 7.73 million in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest waste management recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 442.16 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest waste management recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.73 million in 2022.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for waste management?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 65th out of 91 countries with data for 2022.
- Is waste management rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Waste management (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).