Basic sanitation access in Barbados

98.1% of people in Barbados used at least basic sanitation services in 2024.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Barbados, 2024 98.1% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 98.1%
World, 2024 82.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 69th of 193 See the full ranking

Basic sanitation access in Barbados over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period BarbadosWorld
2024 98.1% 82.2%
2023 98.1% 81.5%
2022 98.1% 80.4%
2021 97.3% 79.4%
2020 97.3% 78.3%
2019 97.0% 77.2%
2018 96.6% 76.0%
2017 96.3% 74.9%
2016 95.9% 73.8%
2015 95.5% 72.6%
2014 95.1% 71.4%
2013 94.7% 70.2%
2012 94.3% 68.9%
2011 93.9% 67.8%
2010 93.5% 66.7%
2009 93.1% 65.5%
2008 92.8% 64.3%
2007 92.4% 63.1%
2006 92.0% 61.9%
2005 91.6% 60.7%
2004 91.2% 59.6%
2003 90.8% 58.4%
2002 90.4% 57.3%
2001 90.0% 55.6%
2000 89.6% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 95.1%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Barbados has the 69th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 82.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Barbados
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene