What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Barbados and Fiji?

3.40 million cubic meters, with Fiji ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Fiji: Industrial water withdrawal

Barbados

6.20 million cubic meters

in 2023

Fiji

9.60 million cubic meters

in 2023

Barbados rank

156th

Fiji rank

154th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Barbados
Fiji

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 9.60 million cubic meters against 6.20 million cubic meters in Barbados, a difference of 3.40 million cubic meters.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.5 times Barbados's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 156th and Fiji ranks 154th of 180 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.20 million cubic meters	8.26 million cubic meters	2.06 million cubic meters	Fiji
2000s	6.20 million cubic meters	9.36 million cubic meters	3.16 million cubic meters	Fiji
2010s	6.20 million cubic meters	9.60 million cubic meters	3.40 million cubic meters	Fiji
2020s	6.20 million cubic meters	9.60 million cubic meters	3.40 million cubic meters	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Barbados or Fiji?: Fiji, at 9.60 million cubic meters against 6.20 million cubic meters in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Barbados and Fiji?: 3.40 million cubic meters, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Barbados ranks 156th and Fiji ranks 154th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industrial water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,170 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.