Annual afforestation in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual afforestation was 480 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Bahrain, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Bahrain stood at 480 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 300.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Bahrain peaked at 480 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 51st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2015 | 120 hectares per year | — |
| 2020 | 480 hectares per year | +300.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 480 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 60 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 120 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 480 hectares per year | 480 hectares per year | 480 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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 annual afforestation in Bahrain?
- Annual afforestation in Bahrain was 480 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 480 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual afforestation?
- Bahrain ranks 51st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.