Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 21.7% for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 21.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1990.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 51st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 3 |
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More environment data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 142.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0226 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 146.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals in Antigua and Barbuda was 21.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1990.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Industrial water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).