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 185th out of 231 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.
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
- 182 Samoa 11.29 1000 ha compare
- 183 Martinique 11.15 1000 ha compare
- 184 Montenegro 9.69 1000 ha compare
- 185 Kuwait 8 1000 ha compare
- 185 Netherlands Antilles (former) 8 1000 ha compare
- 188 Barbados 7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.09 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 386.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.2 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.08 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 61.54 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (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 185th out of 231 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.