People using at least a basic drinking water source in Barbados
Barbados: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 280,102 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Barbados recorded 280,102 people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Barbados peaked at 280,102 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 257,001 people, in 2000.
That places Barbados 183rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 263,260 people | 257,001 people | 270,002 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,045 people | 271,236 people | 278,317 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,669 people | 278,937 people | 280,102 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 180 New Caledonia 291,289 people compare
- 181 Vanuatu 285,560 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 281,807 people compare
- 184 Samoa 216,800 people compare
- 185 Curacao 185,482 people compare
- 186 Sao Tome and Principe 183,618 people compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.23 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0279 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1624 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1171 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Barbados?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Barbados was 280,102 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 280,102 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,001 people in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Barbados ranks 183rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.