Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 50.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.9%
World rank
54th
of 219 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 1990
All-time low
50.9%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 50.9% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahamas peaked at 50.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 54th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.9% | — |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 78.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0109 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 19.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahamas?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahamas was 50.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Bahamas ranks 54th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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