Forest land — Share in Land area in Bahamas

Bahamas: Forest land — Share in Land area was 50.94 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
50.94 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 231 countries
All-time high
50.94 %
in 1990
All-time low
50.94 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Bahamas, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 50.9 %1991: 50.9 %1992: 50.9 %1993: 50.9 %1994: 50.9 %1995: 50.9 %1996: 50.9 %1997: 50.9 %1998: 50.9 %1999: 50.9 %2000: 50.9 %2001: 50.9 %2002: 50.9 %2003: 50.9 %2004: 50.9 %2005: 50.9 %2006: 50.9 %2007: 50.9 %2008: 50.9 %2009: 50.9 %2010: 50.9 %2011: 50.9 %2012: 50.9 %2013: 50.9 %2014: 50.9 %2015: 50.9 %2016: 50.9 %2017: 50.9 %2018: 50.9 %2019: 50.9 %2020: 50.9 %2021: 50.9 %2022: 50.9 %2023: 50.9 %2024: 50.9 %

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 61st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 61st out of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.