People not using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas
Bahamas: People not using improved drinking water sources was 4,163 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas is 4,163 people, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not 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 132nd 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 not 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% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 4,163 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 1624805.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 4,163 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Bahamas?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 6,248 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,064 people in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Bahamas ranks 132nd out of 231 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.