Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados
Barbados: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 98.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados stood at 98.09. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados peaked at 98.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.64, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.39 | 89.64 | 93.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.28 | 93.53 | 97.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.79 | 97.33 | 98.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 3 Uruguay 99.15 compare
- 4 Costa Rica 98.79 compare
- 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.4 compare
- 7 British Virgin Islands 96.86 compare
- 8 Anguilla 96.7 compare
- 9 Colombia 96.58 compare
More population data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 267.79 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0106 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9003 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.709 (2100)
- Population density 452.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 8,035 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.709 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.0106 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados was 98.09 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.64 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Barbados ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services - SDG 1.4.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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