Drinking water service usage in Bahrain
Bahrain: Drinking water service usage was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water service usage in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, drinking water service usage in Bahrain stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water service usage in Bahrain peaked at 98.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 35th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 33 Estonia 98.9% compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 98.9% compare
- 36 Austria 98.9% compare
- 37 Japan 98.7% compare
- 38 United States Virgin Islands 98.7% compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 64.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 40.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0473 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0135 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water service usage in Bahrain?
- Drinking water service usage in Bahrain was 98.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water service usage recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest drinking water service usage recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for drinking water service usage?
- Bahrain ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water service usage rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water service usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from faecal and priority chemical contamination.