Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Bahrain

Access to basic sanitation in Bahrain in 2024 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 193. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2024 100% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 193
Period maximum 100%2016
Period minimum 99.9%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Bahrain, 2000–202499.999.91001001002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 99.9%2001: 99.9%2002: 99.9%2003: 100%2004: 100%2005: 100%2006: 100%2007: 100%2008: 100%2009: 100%2010: 100%2011: 100%2012: 100%2013: 100%2014: 100%2015: 100%2016: 100%2017: 100%2018: 100%2019: 100%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 100%2024: 100%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahrain

Bahrain 100%
World 82.2%
Western Asia computed 93.7%
High-income countries computed 98.4%
Access to basic sanitation — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0 pp
2020 100 +0 pp
2019 100 +0 pp
2018 100 +0 pp
2017 100 +0 pp
2016 100 +0 pp
2015 100 +0 pp
2014 100 +0 pp
2013 100 +0 pp
2012 100 +0 pp
2011 100 +0 pp
2010 100 +0 pp
2009 100 +0 pp
2008 100 +0 pp
2007 100 +0 pp
2006 100 +0 pp
2005 100 +0 pp
2004 100 +0 pp
2003 100 +0 pp
2002 99.9 +0 pp
2001 99.9 +0 pp
2000 99.9

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.