How does Bahamas rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?

Bahamas ranks 132nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Bahamas

Name: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Bahamas
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Bahamas: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 3.43 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

3.43 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

132nd

of 241 countries

All-time high

3.54 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

3.43 1000 ha

in 2000

Years of data

1992–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Bahamas, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 3.43 1000 ha for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Bahamas peaked at 3.54 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.43 1000 ha, in 2000.

That places Bahamas 132nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3.49 1000 ha	3.45 1000 ha	3.54 1000 ha	8
2000s	3.45 1000 ha	3.43 1000 ha	3.5 1000 ha	10
2010s	3.46 1000 ha	3.44 1000 ha	3.48 1000 ha	10
2020s	3.44 1000 ha	3.43 1000 ha	3.46 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Bahamas

129 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.68 1000 ha compare
130 Serbia 3.66 1000 ha compare
131 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.63 1000 ha compare
133 Timor-Leste 3.35 1000 ha compare
134 Bermuda 3.23 1000 ha compare
135 Paraguay 3.09 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Bahamas

Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 587 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 587 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 539 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 22 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 95 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 82 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,518 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1,901 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Bahamas?: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Bahamas was 3.43 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 3.54 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 3.43 1000 ha in 2000.
How does Bahamas rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?: Bahamas ranks 132nd out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.