Bahamas, The vs Western Sahara: Forest area
Bahamas, The
509,860 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
529,220 hectares
in 2025
Bahamas, The rank
144th
Western Sahara rank
142nd
Forest area over time
- Bahamas, The
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 529,220 hectares against 509,860 hectares in Bahamas, The, a difference of 19,360 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.
Bahamas, The ranks 144th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas, The | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 509,860 hectares | 575,790 hectares | 65,930 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | 509,860 hectares | 538,500 hectares | 28,640 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 509,860 hectares | 537,561 hectares | 27,701 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 509,860 hectares | 531,215 hectares | 21,355 hectares | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bahamas, The or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 529,220 hectares against 509,860 hectares in Bahamas, The as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bahamas, The and Western Sahara?
- 19,360 hectares, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Western Sahara?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas, The and Western Sahara rank globally for forest area?
- Bahamas, The ranks 144th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.