Land use hidden — Total area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Land use hidden — Total area was 800 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Total area in Bahrain, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area in Bahrain stood at 800 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Bahrain peaked at 800 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 690 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Bahrain 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 690 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 690 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 710 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 720 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 730 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 740 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 740 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 750 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 760 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 760 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 762 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 767 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 770 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 770 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 771 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 778 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 779 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 780 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 780 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 783 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 785 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 790 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 800 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 800 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,070 Square kilometres, 4% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 800 Square kilometres is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 309,500 Square kilometres, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 690 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 690 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 690 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 706 Square kilometres | 690 Square kilometres | 710 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 733 Square kilometres | 710 Square kilometres | 760 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 774 Square kilometres | 762 Square kilometres | 783 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 791.25 Square kilometres | 785 Square kilometres | 800 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.7396 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area in Bahrain?
- Land use hidden — total area in Bahrain was 800 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 800 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 690 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Bahrain rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Bahrain ranks 161st out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata