Forest area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Forest area was 7.6 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Bahrain, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Bahrain is 7.6 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Bahrain peaked at 7.6 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2 sq. km, in 1990.
Bahrain ranks 203rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.88 sq. km | 2.2 sq. km | 3.55 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 sq. km | 3.7 sq. km | 5.05 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 sq. km | 5.2 sq. km | 6.8 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3 sq. km | 7 sq. km | 7.6 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population growth -71.6% (2009)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 63 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Bahrain?
- Forest area in Bahrain was 7.6 sq. km 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 7.6 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Bahrain rank for forest area?
- Bahrain ranks 203rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.