How does Bahamas rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Bahamas ranks 161st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bahamas data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Bahamas

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Bahamas
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Bahamas: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 10.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

10.3 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

161st

of 240 countries

All-time high

10.45 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

9.7 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Bahamas, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 10.3 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bahamas peaked at 10.45 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.7 1000 ha, in 2001.

Bahamas ranks 161st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	10.07 1000 ha	9.7 1000 ha	10.3 1000 ha	9
2010s	10.39 1000 ha	10.3 1000 ha	10.45 1000 ha	10
2020s	10.33 1000 ha	10.26 1000 ha	10.41 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

158 Malta 12.6 1000 ha compare
159 Gambia 11.25 1000 ha compare
160 Eritrea 10.74 1000 ha compare
162 Montenegro 10.17 1000 ha compare
163 Aruba 9.99 1000 ha compare
164 Lesotho 9.71 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Bahamas

Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 21.02 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 17.44 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 21.02 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 17.44 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.6182 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.5078 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.6182 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.5078 % (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bahamas?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Bahamas was 10.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 10.45 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 9.7 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Bahamas rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Bahamas ranks 161st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.