Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0347 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0347 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.1136 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0347 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bahamas stood at 0.0347 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 — total area, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.1136 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Bahamas 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1136 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.108 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1027 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0981 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0938 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0896 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0855 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0816 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.078 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.075 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0727 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0708 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0691 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0661 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0647 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0633 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.062 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0587 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0567 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0558 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0548 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0539 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.053 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0521 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0503 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0494 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0485 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0468 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0453 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0423 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0419 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0414 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0404 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0398 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0388 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0373 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0355 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0347 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 4.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0347 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0946 Square kilometres per person | 0.078 Square kilometres per person | 0.1136 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0672 Square kilometres per person | 0.0608 Square kilometres per person | 0.075 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0554 Square kilometres per person | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0466 Square kilometres per person | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | 0.0503 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0406 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | 0.0378 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | 0.0351 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 42 Zambia 0.0363 Square kilometres per person compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 0.0361 Square kilometres per person compare
- 44 Eritrea 0.0351 Square kilometres per person compare
- 46 Somalia 0.0347 Square kilometres per person compare
- 47 Angola 0.0339 Square kilometres per person compare
- 48 Venezuela 0.0322 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 — total area, per capita in Bahamas?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Bahamas was 0.0347 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1136 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 45th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.