Basic sanitation access in Bahamas

93.7% of people in Bahamas used at least basic sanitation services in 2019.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Bahamas is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Bahamas, 2019 93.7% % of population
Change from 2018 0percentage points 2018: 93.7%
World, 2019 77.2% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in Bahamas over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period BahamasWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 – 80.4%
2021 – 79.4%
2020 – 78.3%
2019 93.7% 77.2%
2018 93.7% 76.0%
2017 93.7% 74.9%
2016 93.7% 73.8%
2015 93.7% 72.6%
2014 93.4% 71.4%
2013 93.2% 70.2%
2012 92.9% 68.9%
2011 92.9% 67.8%
2010 92.9% 66.7%
2009 92.9% 65.5%
2008 92.9% 64.3%
2007 93.0% 63.1%
2006 93.0% 61.9%
2005 93.0% 60.7%
2004 93.0% 59.6%
2003 93.0% 58.4%
2002 93.0% 57.3%
2001 93.0% 55.6%
2000 93.0% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 92.9%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 77.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2019 for Bahamas
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene