People using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain
Bahrain: People using improved drinking water sources was 1,287 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 1,287 people for people using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain peaked at 1,287 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 276.77 people, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 276.77 people | — |
| 2001 | 302.89 people | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 340.08 people | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 382.51 people | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 427.77 people | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 475.87 people | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 526.79 people | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 580.54 people | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 637.03 people | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 695.72 people | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 736.65 people | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 756.09 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 785.66 people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 836.45 people | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 898.92 people | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 964.36 people | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1,034 people | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 1,101 people | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1,142 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,161 people | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,188 people | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,203 people | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,228 people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,257 people | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1,287 people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 464.6 people | 276.77 people | 695.72 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 941.62 people | 736.65 people | 1,161 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,233 people | 1,188 people | 1,287 people | 5 |
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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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 49.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0685 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.0241 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain was 1,287 people 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,287 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.77 people in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Bahrain ranks 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.