Cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain
Bahrain: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain is 0.0019 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain peaked at 0.0502 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 hectares per person, in 2025.
Bahrain ranks 190th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0502 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.0491 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1200 | 0.048 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1300 | 0.0468 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1400 | 0.0456 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1500 | 0.0443 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1600 | 0.0429 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1700 | 0.0414 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1710 | 0.0413 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1720 | 0.0411 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1730 | 0.0409 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1740 | 0.0408 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1750 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1760 | 0.0405 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1770 | 0.0403 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1780 | 0.0401 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1790 | 0.04 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1800 | 0.0398 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1810 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1820 | 0.0395 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1830 | 0.0393 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1840 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1850 | 0.039 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0388 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0386 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.0384 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.0381 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0379 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0377 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0375 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0373 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.037 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0369 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0357 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0347 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0337 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0328 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.032 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0313 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0306 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0299 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0291 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0282 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0269 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0257 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0246 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0236 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0211 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0198 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0187 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0177 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0168 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0162 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0157 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0153 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0148 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0139 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0134 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.013 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0119 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.011 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0063 hectares per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 hectares per person | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0033 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.002 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.002 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0019 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.0019 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 2% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.0019 hectares per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0509 hectares per person, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0502 hectares per person | 0.0502 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0491 hectares per person | 0.0491 hectares per person | 0.0491 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.048 hectares per person | 0.048 hectares per person | 0.048 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.0468 hectares per person | 0.0468 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0456 hectares per person | 0.0456 hectares per person | 0.0456 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0443 hectares per person | 0.0443 hectares per person | 0.0443 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0429 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.0414 hectares per person | 0.0414 hectares per person | 0.0414 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.0413 hectares per person | 0.0413 hectares per person | 0.0413 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 0.0411 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.0409 hectares per person | 0.0409 hectares per person | 0.0409 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.0408 hectares per person | 0.0408 hectares per person | 0.0408 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.0406 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.0405 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 0.0405 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.0403 hectares per person | 0.0403 hectares per person | 0.0403 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.0401 hectares per person | 0.0401 hectares per person | 0.0401 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.04 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0398 hectares per person | 0.0398 hectares per person | 0.0398 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.0396 hectares per person | 0.0396 hectares per person | 0.0396 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.0395 hectares per person | 0.0395 hectares per person | 0.0395 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.0393 hectares per person | 0.0393 hectares per person | 0.0393 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0391 hectares per person | 0.0391 hectares per person | 0.0391 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.039 hectares per person | 0.039 hectares per person | 0.039 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0388 hectares per person | 0.0388 hectares per person | 0.0388 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.0386 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0384 hectares per person | 0.0384 hectares per person | 0.0384 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0383 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0381 hectares per person | 0.0381 hectares per person | 0.0381 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0379 hectares per person | 0.0379 hectares per person | 0.0379 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0377 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | 0.0377 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.0375 hectares per person | 0.0375 hectares per person | 0.0375 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.0373 hectares per person | 0.0373 hectares per person | 0.0373 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.037 hectares per person | 0.037 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0327 hectares per person | 0.0291 hectares per person | 0.0369 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 hectares per person | 0.0177 hectares per person | 0.0282 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 hectares per person | 0.0126 hectares per person | 0.0168 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 hectares per person | 0.0096 hectares per person | 0.0122 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | 0.0092 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person | 0.0038 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 187 United Arab Emirates 0.0081 hectares per person compare
- 188 Djibouti 0.0047 hectares per person compare
- 189 Kuwait 0.0035 hectares per person compare
- 191 Anguilla 0 hectares per person
- 191 Aruba 0 hectares per person compare
- 191 Falkland Islands 0 hectares per person
- 191 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per person
- 191 Greenland 0 hectares per person
- 191 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person
- 191 Mayotte 0 hectares per person
- 191 Netherlands Antilles 0 hectares per person compare
- 191 Singapore 0 hectares per person compare
- 191 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares per person
- 191 Taiwan 0 hectares per person compare
- 191 Western Sahara 0 hectares per person
More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 73.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Bahrain was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0502 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Bahrain rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Bahrain ranks 190th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.