Forest area km in Bahrain
Bahrain: Forest area km was 4,370 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,370
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
204th
of 235 countries
All-time high
4,370
in 2025
All-time low
1,370
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Bahrain, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Bahrain is 4,370, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 219.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Bahrain peaked at 4,370 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,370, in 1990.
That places Bahrain 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,370 | — |
| 1991 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,370 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,490 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1,610 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 1,730 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1,850 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,970 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 2,450 | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 2,930 | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 3,410 | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 3,890 | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 4,370 | +12.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 4,370 is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 4,370 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,370 | 1,370 | 1,370 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,490 | 1,370 | 1,850 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,170 | 1,970 | 4,370 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More environment data for Bahrain
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0025 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 5 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Bahrain?
- Forest area km in Bahrain was 4,370 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4,370 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,370 in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for forest area km?
- Bahrain ranks 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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