Basic drinking water access in Bahamas
98.9% of people in Bahamas used at least basic drinking water services in 2019.
The latest value for Bahamas is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Bahamas, 2019
98.9%
Change from 2018
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World, 2019
89.6%
Basic drinking water access in Bahamas over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bahamas | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 91.5% |
| 2023 | – | 91.2% |
| 2022 | – | 90.9% |
| 2021 | – | 90.4% |
| 2020 | – | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 98.1% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 98.6%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2019 was 89.6%.