People using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados
Barbados: People using at least basic sanitation services was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados stood at 98.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados peaked at 98.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 71st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 89.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.3% | 98.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Barbados was 98.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Barbados ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.