Land area (sq. km), per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0251 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0251 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.0819 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0251 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Bahamas ranks 55th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0819 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0779 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0741 sq. km per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0707 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0677 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0646 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0617 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0589 sq. km per person | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0562 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0524 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0487 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0477 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0467 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0457 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0439 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.043 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0423 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0416 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0409 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0402 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0395 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0376 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0369 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.035 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0338 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0327 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.028 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0252 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0682 sq. km per person | 0.0562 sq. km per person | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0485 sq. km per person | 0.0439 sq. km per person | 0.0541 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0399 sq. km per person | 0.0369 sq. km per person | 0.043 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0336 sq. km per person | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 0.0363 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | 0.0309 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 0.0254 sq. km per person | 0.0272 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 sq. km per person | 0.0251 sq. km per person | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.027 sq. km per person compare
- 53 Palau 0.0259 sq. km per person compare
- 54 Faroe Islands 0.0252 sq. km per person compare
- 56 Zimbabwe 0.0237 sq. km per person compare
- 57 Mozambique 0.0234 sq. km per person compare
- 58 Belarus 0.0221 sq. km per person 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Bahamas?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Bahamas was 0.0251 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0819 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0251 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 55th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.