Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0251 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0251 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0819 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0251 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bahamas stood at 0.0251 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.0819 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0251 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 51st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0779 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0741 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0707 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0677 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0646 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0617 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0589 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0562 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0499 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0487 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0477 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0467 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0423 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0402 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0369 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0338 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0267 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0258 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0251 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 3.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0251 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0682 Square kilometres per person | 0.0562 Square kilometres per person | 0.0819 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | 0.0369 Square kilometres per person | 0.043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0336 Square kilometres per person | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 0.027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 Faroe Islands 0.0252 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Zimbabwe 0.0237 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Mozambique 0.0234 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 Belarus 0.0221 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bahamas?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Bahamas was 0.0251 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0819 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 51st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.