Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas
Bahamas: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 1.3 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.3 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
204th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.3 hectares per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.999 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas is 1.3 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas peaked at 1.3 hectares per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.999 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Bahamas ranks 204th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 hectares per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 hectares per square kilometre | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 hectares per square kilometre | 0.999 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 hectares per square kilometre | 1.2 hectares per square kilometre | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 201 Papua New Guinea 3.1 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 202 Norway 2.7 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 203 Brunei 2.54 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 1.17 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.05 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 207 Singapore 0.9192 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 203.1 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4043 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1867 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Bahamas was 1.3 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 hectares per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 204th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.