Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.1% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bahrain ranks 167th 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.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 10499.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Bahrain was 0.1% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Bahrain ranks 167th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.