How does Bahamas rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?

Bahamas ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.

Where does this Bahamas 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas

Name: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahamas: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.0%

World rank

85th

of 228 countries

All-time high

0.0%

in 1991

All-time low

0.0%

in 1991

Years of data

1991–2025

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas, 1991–2025

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

That places Bahamas 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	9
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6

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More environment data for Bahamas

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.3397 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas?: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahamas was 0.0% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Bahamas rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?: Bahamas ranks 85th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Bahamas 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.