Share of land area used for agriculture in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of land area used for agriculture was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 1.3% for share of land area used for agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Bahamas peaked at 1.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1961.
That places Bahamas 204th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 201 Papua New Guinea 3.1% compare
- 202 Norway 2.7% compare
- 203 Brunei Darussalam 2.5% compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 1.2% compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1% compare
- 207 Singapore 0.9% 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 share of land area used for agriculture in Bahamas?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Bahamas was 1.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Bahamas ranks 204th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.