What is the highest surface area recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 13,880 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 13,878 sq. km in 2023.

How does Bahamas rank for surface area?

Bahamas ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Bahamas

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Bahamas
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bahamas: Surface area (sq. km) was 13,878 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

13,878 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

158th

of 216 countries

All-time high

13,880 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

13,878 sq. km

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in Bahamas, 1961–2024

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 13,878 sq. km for surface area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Bahamas peaked at 13,880 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 13,878 sq. km, in 2023.

That places Bahamas 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Surface area (sq. km) in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Bahamas, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	13,880 sq. km	—
1962	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	13,880 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	13,878 sq. km	-0.0%
2024	13,878 sq. km	+0.0%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

Bahamas's 13,878 sq. km is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 45% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Bahamas's 13,878 sq. km is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,358 sq. km, 55% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	9
1970s	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	10
1980s	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	10
1990s	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	10
2000s	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	10
2010s	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	10
2020s	13,879 sq. km	13,878 sq. km	13,880 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Bahamas

155 Eswatini 17,364 sq. km compare
156 East Timor 14,870 sq. km compare
157 Montenegro 13,883 sq. km compare
159 Faroe Islands 12,960 sq. km compare
160 Vanuatu 12,189 sq. km compare
161 Qatar 11,637 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas

Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0273 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0323 hectares per person (2025)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Bahamas?: Surface area in Bahamas was 13,878 sq. km in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 13,880 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 13,878 sq. km in 2023.
How does Bahamas rank for surface area?: Bahamas ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.