People using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas
Bahamas: People using improved drinking water sources was 4,163 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas, 2000–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas is 4,163 people, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas peaked at 6,248 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4,064 people, in 2015.
That places Bahamas 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,248 people | — |
| 2001 | 6,134 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6,011 people | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5,888 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 5,763 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5,632 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5,503 people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 5,375 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5,239 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,096 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 4,947 people | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 4,788 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4,617 people | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 4,439 people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4,255 people | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 4,064 people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4,093 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4,119 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,142 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,163 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,689 people | 5,096 people | 6,248 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,363 people | 4,064 people | 4,947 people | 10 |
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More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0035 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas was 4,163 people in 2019, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,248 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,064 people in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Bahamas ranks 128th out of 231 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.