People using improved drinking water sources in Barbados
Barbados: People using improved drinking water sources was 1,604 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Barbados is 1,604 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Barbados peaked at 4,363 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,604 people, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 140th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Barbados, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,363 people | — |
| 2001 | 4,244 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 4,146 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4,045 people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,941 people | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,833 people | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3,723 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3,611 people | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,500 people | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,388 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 3,270 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,149 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,026 people | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,902 people | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2,776 people | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 2,649 people | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 2,522 people | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 2,393 people | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2,264 people | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 2,134 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 2,003 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1,872 people | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,738 people | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,604 people | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1,604 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,879 people | 3,388 people | 4,363 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,708 people | 2,134 people | 3,270 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,764 people | 1,604 people | 2,003 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,384 people compare
- 138 Lithuania 2,339 people compare
- 139 Jersey 2,025 people compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,530 people compare
- 142 Martinique 1,359 people compare
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 1,355 people compare
More environment data for Barbados
- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Barbados?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Barbados was 1,604 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,363 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,604 people in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Barbados ranks 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.