Bahamas vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Arable land use per person
Arable land use per person over time
- Bahamas
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 0.0216 hectares per person against 0.02 hectares per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0016 hectares per person.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 173rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 171st of 206 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0477 hectares per person | 0.177 hectares per person | 0.1293 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 0.0339 hectares per person | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.1232 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 0.0279 hectares per person | 0.1088 hectares per person | 0.0809 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0216 hectares per person | 0.0691 hectares per person | 0.0476 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0205 hectares per person | 0.0434 hectares per person | 0.0229 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0206 hectares per person | 0.0281 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0201 hectares per person | 0.022 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Bahamas or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 0.0216 hectares per person against 0.02 hectares per person in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0016 hectares per person, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 171st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.