Agricultural land — Area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Agricultural land — Area was 8.23 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Bahrain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 8.23 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Bahrain peaked at 10 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.1 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Bahrain 223rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.9 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 9.79 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.69 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.58 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.48 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.37 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.27 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.16 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.06 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.95 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.85 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.74 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.64 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.53 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.43 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.32 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.22 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.11 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.23 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.23 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.23 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 8.23 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 8.23 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,967 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.43 1000 ha | 8.95 1000 ha | 9.9 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 1000 ha | 8.1 1000 ha | 8.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 1000 ha | 8.1 1000 ha | 8.23 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 220 Saint Lucia 9.93 1000 ha compare
- 221 Antigua and Barbuda 9.3 1000 ha compare
- 222 Channel Islands 8.57 1000 ha compare
- 224 Malta 8.02 1000 ha compare
- 225 Grenada 8 1000 ha compare
- 225 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Bahrain?
- Agricultural land — area in Bahrain was 8.23 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for agricultural land — area?
- Bahrain ranks 223rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.