Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bahamas
Bahamas: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 61.54 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bahamas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 61.54 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Bahamas peaked at 70 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 58.33 %, in 2010.
Bahamas ranks 61st of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70 % | — |
| 1962 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 70 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 63.64 % | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60 % | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.64 % | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.33 % | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 61.54 % | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.54 % | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 61.54 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 61.54 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.93 %, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70 % | 70 % | 70 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.46 % | 63.64 % | 70 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.64 % | 63.64 % | 63.64 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.46 % | 60 % | 63.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.64 % | 63.64 % | 63.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.22 % | 58.33 % | 61.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.54 % | 61.54 % | 61.54 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 58 Tonga 62.43 % compare
- 59 Cameroon 62.21 % compare
- 60 American Samoa 62.07 % compare
- 62 El Salvador 60.77 % compare
- 63 France 59.35 % compare
- 64 Isle of Man 59.3 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Bahamas?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Bahamas was 61.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 70 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 % in 2010.
- How does Bahamas rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Bahamas ranks 61st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.