People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.0201 people per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas, 2000–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas is 0.0201 people per person, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.063 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0201 people per person, in 2017.
That places Bahamas 107th out of 214 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 sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.063 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0602 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0573 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0544 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0516 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0487 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0459 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.043 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0401 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0258 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.023 people per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0201 people per person | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0201 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0201 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0201 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 people per person | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0201 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0006 people per person, 34.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0201 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0501 people per person | 0.0373 people per person | 0.063 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0244 people per person | 0.0201 people per person | 0.0344 people per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Bahamas was 0.0201 people per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.063 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0201 people per person in 2017.
- How does Bahamas rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.