Arable land — Area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Arable land — Area was 8 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Bahamas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 8 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Bahamas peaked at 8 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Bahamas 200th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 1000 ha | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 1000 ha | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 1000 ha | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 8 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 172.25 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 8 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 125 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 197 Samoa 11.29 1000 ha compare
- 198 Martinique 11.15 1000 ha compare
- 199 Montenegro 9.69 1000 ha compare
- 200 Kuwait 8 1000 ha compare
- 200 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha compare
- 203 Barbados 7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Bahamas?
- Arable land — area in Bahamas was 8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 8 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Bahamas rank for arable land — area?
- Bahamas ranks 200th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.