Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Barbados
Barbados: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 87.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Barbados, 1962–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
Barbados recorded 87.5 for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2022.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Barbados peaked at 101.25 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 1962.
That places Barbados 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 37.5 | — |
| 1963 | 39.38 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 41.25 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 43.12 | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 45 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 46.88 | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 48.75 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 50.62 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 52.5 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 54.38 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 56.25 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 58.12 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 60 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 61.88 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 63.75 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 65.62 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 67.5 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 69.38 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 71.25 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 73.12 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 75 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 76.88 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 78.75 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 80.62 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 82.5 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 84.38 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 86.25 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 88.12 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 90 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 91.88 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 93.75 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 95.62 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 97.5 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 99.38 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 101.25 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 101.25 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.5 | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.06 | 37.5 | 50.62 | 8 |
| 1970s | 60.94 | 52.5 | 69.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.69 | 71.25 | 88.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.31 | 90 | 101.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.38 | 87.5 | 101.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0018 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Barbados?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Barbados was 87.5 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 101.25 in 1996.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 1962.
- How does Barbados rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Barbados ranks 20th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.