Barbados vs Eritrea: Municipal water withdrawal
Barbados
20.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Eritrea
31.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Barbados rank
165th
Eritrea rank
162nd
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Barbados
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea 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 Eritrea's figure about 1.6 times Barbados's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 162nd of 183 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 38.67 million cubic meters | 18.68 million cubic meters | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 31.00 million cubic meters | 11.00 million cubic meters | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 31.00 million cubic meters | 11.00 million cubic meters | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Barbados or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, 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 Barbados and Eritrea?
- 11.00 million cubic meters, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eritrea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Eritrea rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Eritrea ranks 162nd 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.