Country area — Area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Country area — Area was 80 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Bahrain, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Bahrain is 80 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Bahrain peaked at 80 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69 1000 ha, in 1961.
Bahrain ranks 215th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 73 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 76 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.2 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.7 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 77 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.8 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.9 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.3 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.5 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 80 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 80 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,069 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 80 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,440 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 69 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 69 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.6 1000 ha | 69 1000 ha | 71 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.3 1000 ha | 71 1000 ha | 76 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4 1000 ha | 76.2 1000 ha | 78.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3 1000 ha | 78.5 1000 ha | 80 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 212 Sao Tome and Principe 96 1000 ha compare
- 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.82 1000 ha compare
- 214 Kiribati 81.1 1000 ha compare
- 215 Netherlands Antilles (former) 80 1000 ha compare
- 217 Dominica 75.1 1000 ha compare
- 218 Tonga 74.9 1000 ha compare
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 country area — area in Bahrain?
- Country area — area in Bahrain was 80 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 80 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Bahrain rank for country area — area?
- Bahrain ranks 215th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.