People not using improved drinking water sources in Barbados
Barbados: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1,604 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Barbados is 1,604 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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 146th 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 not 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% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1,604 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 626226.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1,604 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
- 143 Armenia 2,035 people compare
- 144 Jersey 2,025 people compare
- 145 Dominica 1,989 people compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,530 people compare
- 148 Martinique 1,359 people compare
- 149 New Caledonia 1,350 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3571 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Barbados?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4,363 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,604 people in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Barbados ranks 146th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.