Level of water stress in Bahrain

Freshwater withdrawals in Bahrain were equal to 133.7% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Bahrain, 2022 133.7% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 133.7%
Position in 2022 10th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Bahrain over time

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

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Bahrain
2022 133.7%
2021 133.7%
2020 133.7%
2019 133.7%
2018 133.7%
2017 133.7%
2016 133.7%
2015 137.2%
2014 154.4%
2013 159.1%
2012 163.7%
2011 168.4%
2010 173.1%
2009 177.8%
2008 182.4%
2007 187.1%
2006 191.8%
2005 196.4%
2004 201.1%
2003 205.8%
2002 220.6%
2001 234.8%
2000 248.9%
1999 240.2%
1998 231.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 163.7%, the figure has changed by −30.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Bahrain has the 10th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2022 for Bahrain
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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT