Level of water stress in Barbados

Freshwater withdrawals in Barbados were equal to 87.5% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1962 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Barbados, 2022 87.5% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 87.5%
Position in 2022 19th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Barbados over time

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

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Barbados
2022 87.5%
2021 87.5%
2020 87.5%
2019 87.5%
2018 87.5%
2017 87.5%
2016 87.5%
2015 87.5%
2014 87.5%
2013 87.5%
2012 87.5%
2011 87.5%
2010 87.5%
2009 87.5%
2008 87.5%
2007 87.5%
2006 87.5%
2005 87.5%
2004 101.3%
2003 101.3%
2002 101.3%
2001 101.3%
2000 101.3%
1999 101.3%
1998 101.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 87.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Barbados has the 19th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1962 to 2022 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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT