What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bahrain and Israel?

0.57 cubic meters per person, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Israel?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Israel: Water withdrawals per capita

Bahrain

276.75 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Israel

277.32 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Bahrain rank

92nd

Israel rank

91st

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Bahrain
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 277.32 cubic meters per person against 276.75 cubic meters per person in Bahrain, a difference of 0.57 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 92nd and Israel ranks 91st of 180 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1990s	489.6 cubic meters per person	348.71 cubic meters per person	140.9 cubic meters per person	Bahrain
2000s	416.7 cubic meters per person	283.62 cubic meters per person	133.09 cubic meters per person	Bahrain
2010s	316.78 cubic meters per person	266.29 cubic meters per person	50.5 cubic meters per person	Bahrain
2020s	285.55 cubic meters per person	282.29 cubic meters per person	3.25 cubic meters per person	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Bahrain or Israel?: Israel, at 277.32 cubic meters per person against 276.75 cubic meters per person in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bahrain and Israel?: 0.57 cubic meters per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Israel?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Israel rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Bahrain ranks 92nd and Israel ranks 91st of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Water withdrawals per capita
Unit: cubic meters per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,452 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.