Bahamas vs Barbados: Municipal water withdrawal
Bahamas
31.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Barbados
20.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Bahamas rank
162nd
Barbados rank
165th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 31.00 million cubic meters against 20.00 million cubic meters in Barbados, a difference of 11.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.6 times Barbados's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 162nd and Barbados ranks 165th of 183 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.08 million cubic meters | 20.00 million cubic meters | 7.08 million cubic meters | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 30.72 million cubic meters | 20.00 million cubic meters | 10.72 million cubic meters | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 31.00 million cubic meters | 20.00 million cubic meters | 11.00 million cubic meters | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 31.00 million cubic meters against 20.00 million cubic meters in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 11.00 million cubic meters, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Bahamas ranks 162nd and Barbados ranks 165th of 183 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 Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.