Barbados vs Bhutan: Municipal water withdrawal
Barbados
20.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Bhutan
17.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Barbados rank
165th
Bhutan rank
168th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Barbados
- Bhutan
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 20.00 million cubic meters against 17.00 million cubic meters in Bhutan, a difference of 3.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 165th and Bhutan ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 12.10 million cubic meters | 7.90 million cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2000s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 15.32 million cubic meters | 4.68 million cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2010s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 17.00 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2020s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 17.00 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Barbados or Bhutan?
- Barbados, at 20.00 million cubic meters against 17.00 million cubic meters in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Barbados and Bhutan?
- 3.00 million cubic meters, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bhutan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Bhutan rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Bhutan ranks 168th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.