Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados
Barbados: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 24.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados, 1996–2022
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
Barbados recorded 24.7% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados peaked at 24.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1996.
Barbados ranks 76th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.7% | — |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0145 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -15.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados was 24.7% 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 municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1996.
- How does Barbados rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Barbados ranks 76th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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 Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).