Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados
Barbados: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 67.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados, 1989–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 67.7% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados peaked at 77.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 67.7%, in 1996.
Barbados ranks 77th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 77.7% | — |
| 1990 | 76.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 74.6% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 68.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 67.7% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 67.7% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.7% | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.403 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Barbados was 67.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 1996.
- How does Barbados rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Barbados ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.