Forest land — Share in Land area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Forest land — Share in Land area was 50.94 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Bahamas is 50.94 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Bahamas peaked at 50.94 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.94 %, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 66th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.94 % | — |
| 1991 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.94 % | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 50.94 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 1.5× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 50.94 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.2 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 50.94 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More environment data for Bahamas
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Bahamas?
- Forest land — share in land area in Bahamas was 50.94 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 50.94 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.94 % in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Bahamas ranks 66th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.