Consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain
Bahrain: Consumption-based deforestation per person was 15.21 square meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in square meters.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain stood at 15.21 square meters.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain peaked at 18.15 square meters in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.1 square meters, in 2021.
Bahrain ranks 18th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | square meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.16 square meters | — |
| 2006 | 10.28 square meters | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.66 square meters | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.78 square meters | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.08 square meters | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 9.45 square meters | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 11.38 square meters | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 14.38 square meters | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 18.15 square meters | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 16.66 square meters | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 14.04 square meters | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 13.89 square meters | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.78 square meters | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 13.12 square meters | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 11.89 square meters | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 9.03 square meters | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 7.1 square meters | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 16.18 square meters | +127.8% |
| 2023 | 15.21 square meters | -6.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 15.21 square meters is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.26 square meters, 3.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 15.21 square meters is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.93 square meters, 5.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +127.8% | 7.1 square meters | 16.18 square meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.59 square meters | 8.08 square meters | 10.28 square meters | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.47 square meters | 9.45 square meters | 18.15 square meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.88 square meters | 7.1 square meters | 16.18 square meters | 4 |
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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 consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain?
- Consumption-based deforestation per person in Bahrain was 15.21 square meters in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 square meters in 2013.
- What is the lowest consumption-based deforestation per person recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 square meters in 2021.
- How does Bahrain rank for consumption-based deforestation per person?
- Bahrain ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based deforestation per person rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based deforestation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated average deforestation for agricultural and forestry products, per person. This is adjusted for trade, so it reflects deforestation caused by consumption, not domestic production.