Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 11.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahrain, 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 Bahrain stood at 11.0%.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 80.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahrain peaked at 19.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
Bahrain ranks 1st of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 2.9% | 0.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 6.1% | 19.6% | 6 |
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More environment data for Bahrain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 64.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 40.55 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0267 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 23.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0473 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0135 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahrain?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahrain was 11.0% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Bahrain ranks 1st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bahrain 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
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.