Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 5.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5.5%
World rank
180th
of 219 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 2025
All-time low
1.8%
in 2015
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain stood at 5.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 210.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain peaked at 5.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
Bahrain ranks 180th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +42.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | +117.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 177 Kyrgyzstan 6.5% compare
- 178 Isle of Man 6.4% compare
- 179 Jersey 5.7% compare
- 181 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5.2% compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 5.0% compare
- 183 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.8% 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0098 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0096 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0272 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Bahrain was 5.5% 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Bahrain rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Bahrain ranks 180th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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