Forest area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Forest area was 4,370 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Bahrain, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Bahrain is 4,370 hectares, 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 in Bahrain peaked at 4,370 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,370 hectares, 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 in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,370 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,370 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,490 hectares | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1,610 hectares | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 1,730 hectares | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1,850 hectares | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1,970 hectares | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 2,450 hectares | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 2,930 hectares | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 3,410 hectares | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 3,890 hectares | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 4,370 hectares | +12.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 4,370 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 436,060 hectares, 1% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 4,370 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,370 hectares | 1,370 hectares | 1,370 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,370 hectares | 1,370 hectares | 1,370 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,490 hectares | 1,370 hectares | 1,850 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,170 hectares | 1,970 hectares | 4,370 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Bahrain?
- Forest area in Bahrain was 4,370 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 4,370 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,370 hectares in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for forest area?
- Bahrain ranks 204th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 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.