Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas
Bahamas: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 29.76 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29.76
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
29.76
in 2015
All-time low
7.02
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas stood at 29.76. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas peaked at 29.76 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.02, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 173rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.02 | — |
| 2001 | 7.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.09 | +58.0% |
| 2003 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.12 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.15 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.73 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 12.73 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.76 | +133.8% |
| 2016 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.76 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 29.76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 57% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 29.76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.28 | 7.02 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.93 | 11.15 | 29.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.76 | 29.76 | 29.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 170 Angola 31.34 compare
- 171 Montserrat 30.63 compare
- 172 Curacao 30.24 compare
- 174 Greenland 29.58 compare
- 175 Northern Mariana Islands 28.48 compare
- 176 El Salvador 28.05 compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.005 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1998 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Bahamas was 29.76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 29.76 in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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