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.
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 8.1% | — |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +221.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -11.0% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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.