Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados
Capital: Bridgetown · High income · Pop. 282,467
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Safely managed drinking water
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Safely managed sanitation
283
m³ freshwater / person / yr
88%
Water stress · High
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT)
Barbados has about 283 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year — below the ~1,000 m³ threshold widely used to define water scarcity. It withdraws the equivalent of 88% of those internal resources annually (high water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 68% of Barbados's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Barbados have safe drinking water?
Comprehensive safely-managed drinking-water data is not available for Barbados; basic-service estimates may exist.
Does Barbados have enough freshwater?
Barbados has roughly 283 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 88% of it annually (high stress).