Share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of forest area within protected areas was 11.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas stood at 11.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas peaked at 11.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1990.
Bahamas ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.8% | — |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 11.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 73% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 11.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.9%, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Bahamas was 11.8% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Bahamas ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).