Cropland — Share in Land area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Cropland — Share in Land area was 1.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Bahamas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Bahamas stood at 1.1 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Bahamas peaked at 1.1 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %, in 1994.
That places Bahamas 217th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.84 % | 0.8 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 0.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 % | 1 % | 1.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 % | 1.1 % | 1.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More environment data for Bahamas
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.09 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 386.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.2 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 15.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.08 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 61.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Bahamas?
- Cropland — share in land area in Bahamas was 1.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 % in 1994.
- How does Bahamas rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Bahamas ranks 217th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land 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.