Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bahamas
Bahamas: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 9.09 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bahamas, 1976–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bahamas stood at 9.09 %. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bahamas peaked at 12.5 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9.09 %, in 2011.
Bahamas ranks 123rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11.11 % | — |
| 1977 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.5 % | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.11 % | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 % | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 9.09 % | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.09 % | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 9.09 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 62% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 9.09 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.11 % | 11.11 % | 11.11 % | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.11 % | 11.11 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.94 % | 11.11 % | 12.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.11 % | 11.11 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.18 % | 9.09 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.09 % | 9.09 % | 9.09 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 120 Sudan (former) 9.44 % compare
- 121 Australia and New Zealand 9.29 % compare
- 122 USSR 9.13 % compare
- 124 Tunisia 9.06 % compare
- 125 Sudan 8.73 % compare
- 126 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8.66 % compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bahamas?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Bahamas was 9.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 % in 2011.
- How does Bahamas rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Bahamas ranks 123rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.