People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bahrain
Bahrain: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 1.61 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Bahrain stood at 1.61 million people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bahrain peaked at 1.61 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 669,304 people, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 149th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 908,875 people | 669,304 people | 1.18 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.50 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million people | 1.48 million people | 1.61 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 146 Lesotho 1.83 million people compare
- 147 North Macedonia 1.79 million people compare
- 148 Eritrea 1.62 million people compare
- 150 Trinidad and Tobago 1.50 million people compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 1.36 million people compare
- 152 Estonia 1.36 million people compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 64.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 40.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0473 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0135 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Bahrain?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Bahrain was 1.61 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 669,304 people in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Bahrain ranks 149th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.