Barbados vs Lesotho: Municipal water withdrawal
Barbados
20.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Lesotho
20.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Barbados rank
165th
Lesotho rank
165th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 20.00 million cubic meters against 20.00 million cubic meters in Lesotho, a difference of 0 cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 165th and Lesotho ranks 165th of 183 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 18.27 million cubic meters | 1.73 million cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2000s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 20.00 million cubic meters | 0 cubic meters | — |
| 2010s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 20.00 million cubic meters | 0 cubic meters | — |
| 2020s | 20.00 million cubic meters | 20.00 million cubic meters | 0 cubic meters | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Barbados, at 20.00 million cubic meters against 20.00 million cubic meters in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 0 cubic meters, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Barbados ranks 165th and Lesotho 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.