Per capita renewable freshwater resources in Barbados
Barbados: Per capita renewable freshwater resources was 283.37 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
283.37
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
162nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
343.13
in 1961
All-time low
283.37
in 2022
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Per capita renewable freshwater resources in Barbados, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 283.37 for per capita renewable freshwater resources in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita renewable freshwater resources in Barbados peaked at 343.13 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 283.37, in 2022.
That places Barbados 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Per capita renewable freshwater resources in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 343.13 | — |
| 1962 | 340.1 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 336.76 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 333.39 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 330.01 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 326.54 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 323.77 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 321.88 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 320.71 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 320.79 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 321.07 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 320.44 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 319.59 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 319.01 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 318.5 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 318.17 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 317.93 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 318.03 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 318.38 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 318.06 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 317.12 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 316.09 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 314.97 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 313.82 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 312.72 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 311.75 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 310.95 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 310.36 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 309.95 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 309.38 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 308.44 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 307.38 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 306.48 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 305.79 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 305.3 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 305.01 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 304.89 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 304.84 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 304.74 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 305.27 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 304.85 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 302.86 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 301 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 299.29 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 297.72 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 296.29 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 294.89 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 293.35 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 291.84 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 290.65 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 289.71 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 288.87 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 288.12 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 287.41 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 286.75 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 286.12 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 285.54 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 284.99 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 284.49 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 283.99 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 283.54 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 283.37 | -0.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 283.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,872, 10% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 283.37 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,274, 5% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330.7 | 320.71 | 343.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 319.19 | 317.93 | 321.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 313.58 | 309.95 | 318.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 306.22 | 304.74 | 309.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 298.74 | 291.84 | 305.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 287.27 | 284.49 | 290.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 283.63 | 283.37 | 283.99 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More energy & mining data for Barbados
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2025)
- Gas production 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.0404 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 143.03 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita renewable freshwater resources in Barbados?
- Per capita renewable freshwater resources in Barbados was 283.37 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita renewable freshwater resources recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 343.13 in 1961.
- What is the lowest per capita renewable freshwater resources recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 283.37 in 2022.
- How does Barbados rank for per capita renewable freshwater resources?
- Barbados ranks 162nd out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is per capita renewable freshwater resources rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita renewable freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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