People not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain
Bahrain: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1,287 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain stood at 1,287 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain peaked at 1,287 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 276.78 people, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 150th 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 276.78 people | — |
| 2001 | 302.9 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 | 526.78 people | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 580.53 people | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 637 people | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 695.69 people | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 736.62 people | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 756.05 people | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 785.71 people | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 836.49 people | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 898.96 people | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 964.39 people | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1,034 people | +7.2% |
| 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% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 1,287 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 people, 502437.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 1,287 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55,032 people, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 464.59 people | 276.78 people | 695.69 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 941.63 people | 736.62 people | 1,161 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,233 people | 1,188 people | 1,287 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,530 people compare
- 148 Martinique 1,359 people compare
- 149 New Caledonia 1,350 people compare
- 151 Samoa 1,219 people compare
- 152 Montenegro 1,044 people compare
- 153 Maldives 1,029 people compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain?
- People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,287 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.78 people in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Bahrain ranks 150th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
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.