6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in Bahrain
Bahrain: 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value was 152.5 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in Bahrain, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Bahrain is 152.5 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Bahrain peaked at 209.83 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 133.71 %, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 197.06 % | — |
| 2001 | 199.97 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 202.87 % | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 205.78 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 209.83 % | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 190.6 % | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 197.84 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 184.14 % | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 170.34 % | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 156.21 % | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 165.43 % | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 174.91 % | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 170.09 % | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 175.17 % | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 154.4 % | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 137.16 % | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 133.71 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 159.22 % | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 155 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 155.86 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 155 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 152.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 152.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 152.5 % | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 152.5 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.63 %, 13.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 152.5 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 112.93 %, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191.46 % | 156.21 % | 209.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 158.09 % | 133.71 % | 175.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.12 % | 152.5 % | 155 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Bahrain?
- 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value in Bahrain was 152.5 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 209.83 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 133.71 % in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value?
- Bahrain ranks 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is 6.4.2 level of water stress (no breakdown) — value rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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