Barbados vs Brazil: Water withdrawals per capita
Barbados
286.89 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Brazil
306.9 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Barbados rank
89th
Brazil rank
86th
Water withdrawals per capita over time
- Barbados
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 306.9 cubic meters per person against 286.89 cubic meters per person in Barbados, a difference of 20.01 cubic meters per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 89th and Brazil ranks 86th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 267.73 cubic meters per person | 258.84 cubic meters per person | 8.89 cubic meters per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 297.93 cubic meters per person | 313.58 cubic meters per person | 15.65 cubic meters per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 302.47 cubic meters per person | 326.25 cubic meters per person | 23.78 cubic meters per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 290.86 cubic meters per person | 338.87 cubic meters per person | 48.01 cubic meters per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 287.11 cubic meters per person | 318.13 cubic meters per person | 31.02 cubic meters per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Barbados or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 306.9 cubic meters per person against 286.89 cubic meters per person in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Barbados and Brazil?
- 20.01 cubic meters per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brazil?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Brazil rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
- Barbados ranks 89th and Brazil ranks 86th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. 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Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.