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Papua New Guinea

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  • Deaths 30 d

    1

    UCDP up to 2026-08-31

  • Per million 90 d

    0.1

    last 90 days

  • Civilians

    100%

    last 90 days

  • Incidents 30 d

    1

  • Population

    10.8 M

    World Bank

  • Plants near violence

    0 / 0

    near violence / total; 0 nuclear

Why this level0

Nothing in the open sources stands out.

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Every monitored signal

The last 60 days, each on its own scale.

  • Natural hazards, 7 days

    1

  • Travel advice level (FCDO)

    1

  • Internet outage alerts, 24 h

    2

    —

  • Refugees who fled

    1 871

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Deaths in organised violence, per week

Papua New Guinea, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.

The latest week may be incomplete.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Who the violence is between

Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.

  • State-based conflict · 0%
  • Non-state conflict · 100%
  • Against civilians · 0%

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Food, displacement, sanctions

People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
—
2026-08
Share in food crisis
—
2026-08
Undernourishment
28.7%
2023
Refugees who fled
1,871
2025
Refugees hosted
10,848
2025
Internally displaced
70,124
2025
Sanctions designations
—
2026-09-29
GDP per person
$3,020
2025

FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions

People in crisis-level food insecurity

FEWS NET does not cover this country.

Latest incidents of organised violence1

DatePlaceSidesDeathsCiviliansReported by
2026-08-01 – 2026-08-17in the Lower Lai constituency of Wapenamanda DistrictWaipilini — Baiyer Kaiagon11Postcourier (PNG)

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Conflicts, 90 days1

  • Waipilini - Baiyer Kaiagon1

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Natural hazards, 30 days14

  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 25, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia · Sep 21, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 21, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 21, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 19, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 17, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 10, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 10, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 8, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 8, 2026
  • WildfireForest fires in Papua New Guinea · Sep 6, 2026
  • EarthquakeEarthquake in Papua New Guinea · Sep 5, 2026

GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET

Warnings and notices

UK FCDO: Papua New Guinea: Avoid all but essential travel to parts

No severe weather warning in force.

UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS

Next 7 days in Port Moresby

Day°CRainGustsWatch
Tue, Sep 2924…280.0 mm60 km/h
Wed, Sep 3023…280.0 mm75 km/h
Thu, Oct 124…290.0 mm80 km/hstrong wind
Fri, Oct 224…290.0 mm84 km/hstrong wind
Sat, Oct 323…280.0 mm64 km/h
Sun, Oct 423…280.0 mm61 km/h
Mon, Oct 523…280.0 mm57 km/h

Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Disasters since 20009

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Earthquakes

  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · May 20, 2025 · Magnitude 6.5M, Depth:10km
  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · Mar 23, 2024 · Magnitude 6.9M, Depth:40.151km
  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · Oct 7, 2023 · Magnitude 6.9M, Depth:76.011km
  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · Jun 19, 2023 · Magnitude 5.9M, Depth:21.184km
  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · Apr 2, 2023 · Magnitude 7M, Depth:70km
  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · Sep 10, 2022 · Magnitude 7.6M, Depth:90.013km
  • Earthquake in Papua New Guinea · Jul 17, 2020 · Magnitude 7M, Depth:79.79km
  • Earthquake in New Britain Region, P.N.G. · May 14, 2019 · Magnitude 7.5M, Depth:10km
  • Earthquake in Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. · May 6, 2019 · Magnitude 7.2M, Depth:126.92km

GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)