People using at least basic drinking water services in Bahamas
Bahamas: People using at least basic drinking water services was 98.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services in Bahamas, 2000–2019
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 98.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services in Bahamas peaked at 98.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 80 Chile 99.1% compare
- 81 Argentina 99.0% compare
- 82 Saudi Arabia 99.0% compare
- 84 Antigua and Barbuda 98.9% compare
- 85 Tonga 98.9% compare
- 86 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.8% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,923 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,889 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,926 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 24.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 2,840 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,716 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 2,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,899 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services in Bahamas?
- People using at least basic drinking water services in Bahamas was 98.9% in 2019, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for people using at least basic drinking water services?
- Bahamas ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2019.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.