Annual change in forest area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual change in forest area was 480 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Bahrain, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Bahrain stood at 480 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 300.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Bahrain peaked at 480 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1991.
That places Bahrain 60th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 48 hectares | 0 hectares | 120 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 420 hectares | 120 hectares | 480 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 57 El Salvador 836.01 hectares compare
- 58 Cape Verde 620 hectares compare
- 59 Estonia 575.98 hectares compare
- 61 Netherlands 450 hectares compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 336 hectares compare
- 63 Morocco 313.96 hectares compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 64.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 40.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0473 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0135 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Bahrain?
- Annual change in forest area in Bahrain was 480 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 480 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual change in forest area?
- Bahrain ranks 60th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.