Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados is 98.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados peaked at 98.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 88th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 98.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 99% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 98.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 89.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.3% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
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 proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Barbados was 98.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Barbados ranks 88th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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