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

Latest (2025)
11.0%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
1st
of 228 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

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

051015201991200820251991: 0 %1992: 0 %1993: 0 %1994: 0 %1995: 0 %1996: 0 %1997: 0 %1998: 0 %1999: 0 %2000: 0 %2001: 0 %2002: 0 %2003: 0 %2004: 0 %2005: 0 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0 %2009: 0 %2010: 0 %2011: 0 %2012: 0 %2013: 0 %2014: 0 %2015: 0 %2016: 8.1 %2017: 7.5 %2018: 6.9 %2019: 6.5 %2020: 6.1 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 16.4 %2023: 14.1 %2024: 12.3 %2025: 11 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

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