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

5.30 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 Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Fiji: Municipal water withdrawal

Barbados

20.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Fiji

25.30 million cubic meters

in 2023

Barbados rank

165th

Fiji rank

164th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Barbados
Fiji

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 25.30 million cubic meters against 20.00 million cubic meters in Barbados, a difference of 5.30 million cubic meters.

That makes Fiji's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 165th and Fiji ranks 164th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Fiji in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.00 million cubic meters	19.65 million cubic meters	350,000 cubic meters	Barbados
2000s	20.00 million cubic meters	24.58 million cubic meters	4.58 million cubic meters	Fiji
2010s	20.00 million cubic meters	25.30 million cubic meters	5.30 million cubic meters	Fiji
2020s	20.00 million cubic meters	25.30 million cubic meters	5.30 million cubic meters	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Barbados or Fiji?: Fiji, at 25.30 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 Fiji?: 5.30 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 municipal water withdrawal?: Barbados ranks 165th and Fiji ranks 164th 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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Indicator: Municipal 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: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.