Annual freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 155.10 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain is 155.10 million billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain peaked at 288.74 million billion cubic meters in 2000 and was at its lowest, 155.10 million billion cubic meters, in 2016.
That places Bahrain 154th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233.87 million billion cubic meters | 194.90 million billion cubic meters | 278.62 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.41 million billion cubic meters | 206.19 million billion cubic meters | 288.74 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.92 million billion cubic meters | 155.10 million billion cubic meters | 200.77 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.10 million billion cubic meters | 155.10 million billion cubic meters | 155.10 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 151 Cape Verde 179.05 million billion cubic meters compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 175.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 153 Latvia 172.33 million billion cubic meters compare
- 155 Liberia 145.90 million billion cubic meters compare
- 156 Gabon 139.10 million billion cubic meters compare
- 157 Benin 130.00 million billion cubic meters 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 annual freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain was 155.10 million billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 288.74 million billion cubic meters in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.10 million billion cubic meters in 2016.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Bahrain ranks 154th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.