Bahamas
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 10,010 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 1% agriculture, 51% forest and 48% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 409,984 people (2022)
- Population density: 39 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 80% lives in urban areas and 16% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 12,130,357,326 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 29,587 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 76% from services and 8% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Bahamas
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Bahamas, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Bahamas, by service level and location
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bahamas, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bahamas, by service level and location
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Bahamas, by service level and location
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Bahamas (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Bahamas, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Bahamas (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Bahamas, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,292 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,770 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Bahamas, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Bahamas, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Bahamas, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Bahamas, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Bahamas, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)