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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 km(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)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Bahamas

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Bahamas uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Bahamas uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Bahamas has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Bahamas is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Bahamas has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Bahamas (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Bahamas is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    34 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Bahamas (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    n/a of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Bahamas is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Bahamas in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Bahamas (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

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 (2020), 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)

International cooperation and capacity-building

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Bahamas, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Bahamas

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Bahamas, progress over time, by sub-sector