Forest area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Forest area was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Bahrain stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bahrain peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 196th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
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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 forest area in Bahrain?
- Forest area in Bahrain was 0.9% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for forest area?
- Bahrain ranks 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.