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
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed