Forest area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Forest area was 509,860 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Bahamas stood at 509,860 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bahamas peaked at 509,860 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 509,860 hectares, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 144th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 509,860 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 141 Yemen 549,000 hectares compare
- 142 Western Sahara 529,220 hectares compare
- 143 Syria 527,810 hectares compare
- 145 Puerto Rico 436,060 hectares compare
- 146 Eswatini 433,070 hectares compare
- 147 Tajikistan 424,500 hectares compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.3397 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Bahamas?
- Forest area in Bahamas was 509,860 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 509,860 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 509,860 hectares in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for forest area?
- Bahamas ranks 144th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.