Land use in Bahamas
Bahamas: Land use was 11,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Bahamas is 11,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Bahamas peaked at 11,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8,000 hectares, in 1994.
Bahamas ranks 181st of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,400 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,900 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 178 French Guiana 16,435 hectares compare
- 179 Montenegro 14,340 hectares compare
- 180 Kuwait 14,000 hectares compare
- 182 Brunei 10,000 hectares compare
- 183 New Caledonia 9,700 hectares compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 9,570 hectares compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0062 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.3397 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3165 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Bahamas?
- Land use in Bahamas was 11,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 hectares in 1994.
- How does Bahamas rank for land use?
- Bahamas ranks 181st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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