Industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain
Bahrain: Industrial water withdrawal was 14.10 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain is 14.10 million cubic meters, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain peaked at 20.30 million cubic meters in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.00 million cubic meters, in 1990.
That places Bahrain 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1991 | 10.79 million cubic meters | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 11.58 million cubic meters | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 12.38 million cubic meters | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 13.17 million cubic meters | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 13.96 million cubic meters | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 14.75 million cubic meters | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 15.55 million cubic meters | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 16.34 million cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 17.13 million cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 17.92 million cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 18.72 million cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 19.51 million cubic meters | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 20.30 million cubic meters | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.21 million cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.12 million cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 20.03 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.94 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.85 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.75 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.66 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.57 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.48 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.39 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 19.30 million cubic meters | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.30 million cubic meters | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 14.10 million cubic meters | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.10 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 14.10 million cubic meters is below the median for high income countries, which is 668.45 million cubic meters, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 14.10 million cubic meters is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.50 million cubic meters, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -25.9% | 19.30 million cubic meters | 14.30 million cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.57 million cubic meters | 10.00 million cubic meters | 17.13 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.63 million cubic meters | 17.92 million cubic meters | 20.30 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 million cubic meters | 14.10 million cubic meters | 19.66 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.10 million cubic meters | 14.10 million cubic meters | 14.10 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain?
- Industrial water withdrawal in Bahrain was 14.10 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.30 million cubic meters in 2003.
- What is the lowest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.00 million cubic meters in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for industrial water withdrawal?
- Bahrain ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial water withdrawal rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.