Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 0.88 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Bahamas, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bahamas stood at 0.88 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bahamas peaked at 0.99 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.85 1000 ha, in 2010.
Bahamas ranks 140th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.99 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.99 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.97 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.95 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.94 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.91 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.89 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.88 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.85 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.94 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.93 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.91 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.91 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.89 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.88 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.89 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.88 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.88 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.88 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 6% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.88 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.88 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9356 1000 ha | 0.88 1000 ha | 0.99 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.899 1000 ha | 0.85 1000 ha | 0.94 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 1000 ha | 0.88 1000 ha | 0.88 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 137 Cambodia 1.26 1000 ha compare
- 138 East Timor 1.1 1000 ha compare
- 139 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.97 1000 ha compare
- 140 Kuwait 0.88 1000 ha compare
- 142 Barbados 0.77 1000 ha compare
- 143 Micronesia 0.7 1000 ha compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bahamas?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Bahamas was 0.88 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Bahamas rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Bahamas ranks 140th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.