People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Bahrain

Bahrain: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 1.61 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.61 million people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
141st
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.61 million people
in 2024
All-time low
669,175 people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Bahrain, 2000–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201220242000: 669.2k people2001: 699.6k people2002: 751.8k people2003: 810.9k people2004: 871.1k people2005: 932.2k people2006: 994.3k people2007: 1.1M people2008: 1.1M people2009: 1.2M people2010: 1.2M people2011: 1.2M people2012: 1.2M people2013: 1.3M people2014: 1.3M people2015: 1.4M people2016: 1.4M people2017: 1.5M people2018: 1.5M people2019: 1.5M people2020: 1.5M people2021: 1.5M people2022: 1.5M people2023: 1.6M people2024: 1.6M people

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 1.61 million people for people using at least basic sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Bahrain peaked at 1.61 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 669,175 people, in 2000.

That places Bahrain 141st out of 232 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 908,973 people 669,175 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Bahrain?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities 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 basic sanitation facilities recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 million people in 2024.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 669,175 people in 2000.
How does Bahrain rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Bahrain ranks 141st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities 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 basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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