Bahamas vs Brunei: Land use
Bahamas
11,000 hectares
in 2023
Brunei
10,000 hectares
in 2023
Bahamas rank
181st
Brunei rank
182nd
Land use over time
- Bahamas
- Brunei
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 11,000 hectares against 10,000 hectares in Brunei, a difference of 1,000 hectares.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brunei ahead.
Bahamas ranks 181st and Brunei ranks 182nd of 223 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Brunei in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,000 hectares | 16,778 hectares | 7,778 hectares | Brunei |
| 1970s | 9,000 hectares | 11,700 hectares | 2,700 hectares | Brunei |
| 1980s | 9,000 hectares | 8,200 hectares | 800 hectares | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 8,400 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 400 hectares | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010s | 10,900 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 900 hectares | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 11,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Bahamas or Brunei?
- Bahamas, at 11,000 hectares against 10,000 hectares in Brunei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Bahamas and Brunei?
- 1,000 hectares, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Brunei?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Brunei rank globally for land use?
- Bahamas ranks 181st and Brunei ranks 182nd of 223 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 Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.