Bahrain's forest cover rose from 0.4 % in 1994 to 1.0 % in 2023.
Bahrain · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Bahrain's forest area rose from 3 km in 1994 to 8 km in 2023.
Bahrain's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 17.8 % in 2013 to 11.7 % in 2025.
Bahrain's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 14.1 % in 1994 to 10.1 % in 2023.
Bahrain's arable land (% of land area) fell from 2.8 % in 1994 to 2.6 % in 2023.
Air
Bahrain's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 61.6 in 1994 to 56.6 in 2023.
Water
Bahrain's water stress fell from 5,447.2 % in 1993 to 3,877.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
180th of 181 · 20th in MENA+
Bahrain's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 7.5 in 1993 to 2.6 in 2022.
Access
Bahrain's safe drinking water rose from 98.7 % in 2000 to 98.9 % in 2024.
Bahrain's safe sanitation rose from 86.0 % in 2000 to 93.4 % in 2024.