Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bahrain
Bahrain: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
157th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bahrain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bahrain peaked at 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Bahrain ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 154 Cayman Islands 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 155 Aruba 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 156 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 158 New Caledonia 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 159 United States Virgin Islands 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 160 Palau 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4387 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bahrain?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Bahrain was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bahrain ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.