Barbados vs Lesotho: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.07 billion cubic meters against 0.0438 billion cubic meters in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0262 billion cubic meters.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.6 times Lesotho's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 167th of 181 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.069 billion cubic meters | 0.0494 billion cubic meters | 0.0196 billion cubic meters | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.0779 billion cubic meters | 0.0453 billion cubic meters | 0.0326 billion cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0755 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0317 billion cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.07 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0262 billion cubic meters | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.07 billion cubic meters | 0.0438 billion cubic meters | 0.0262 billion cubic meters | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Barbados, at 0.07 billion cubic meters against 0.0438 billion cubic meters in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 0.0262 billion cubic meters, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Barbados ranks 164th and Lesotho ranks 167th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.