Agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain
Bahrain: Agricultural area over the long-term was 8,100 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
8,100 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
77,359 hectares
in 1710
All-time low
8,100 hectares
in 2018
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain is 8,100 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain peaked at 77,359 hectares in 1710 and was at its lowest, 8,100 hectares, in 2018.
That places Bahrain 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 55,780 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 59,757 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1200 | 63,730 hectares | +6.6% |
| 1300 | 67,576 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1400 | 71,108 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1500 | 73,980 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1600 | 75,850 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1700 | 75,637 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1710 | 77,359 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1720 | 77,358 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 77,356 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 77,354 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 77,351 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 77,348 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 77,345 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 77,341 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 77,337 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 77,332 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 77,326 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 77,319 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 77,312 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 77,303 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 77,293 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 77,281 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 77,268 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 77,256 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 77,246 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 77,244 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 77,244 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 77,244 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 77,244 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 77,244 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 77,244 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 77,242 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 77,235 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 77,226 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 77,217 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 77,208 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 77,199 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 77,190 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 77,180 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 74,353 hectares | -3.7% |
| 1960 | 10,000 hectares | -86.6% |
| 1961 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9,900 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 9,790 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9,690 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9,580 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9,480 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9,370 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 9,270 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9,160 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,060 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8,950 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8,850 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8,740 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8,640 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8,530 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8,430 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8,320 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 8,220 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8,110 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 8,100 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8,100 hectares | +0.0% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 8,100 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 million hectares, 1% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 8,100 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million hectares, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -86.6% | 74,353 hectares | 10,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 55,780 hectares | 55,780 hectares | 55,780 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 59,757 hectares | 59,757 hectares | 59,757 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 63,730 hectares | 63,730 hectares | 63,730 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 67,576 hectares | 67,576 hectares | 67,576 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 71,108 hectares | 71,108 hectares | 71,108 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 73,980 hectares | 73,980 hectares | 73,980 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 75,850 hectares | 75,850 hectares | 75,850 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 75,637 hectares | 75,637 hectares | 75,637 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 77,359 hectares | 77,359 hectares | 77,359 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 77,358 hectares | 77,358 hectares | 77,358 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 77,356 hectares | 77,356 hectares | 77,356 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 77,354 hectares | 77,354 hectares | 77,354 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 77,351 hectares | 77,351 hectares | 77,351 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 77,348 hectares | 77,348 hectares | 77,348 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 77,345 hectares | 77,345 hectares | 77,345 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 77,341 hectares | 77,341 hectares | 77,341 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 77,337 hectares | 77,337 hectares | 77,337 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 77,332 hectares | 77,332 hectares | 77,332 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 77,326 hectares | 77,326 hectares | 77,326 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 77,319 hectares | 77,319 hectares | 77,319 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 77,312 hectares | 77,312 hectares | 77,312 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 77,303 hectares | 77,303 hectares | 77,303 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 77,293 hectares | 77,293 hectares | 77,293 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 77,281 hectares | 77,281 hectares | 77,281 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 77,268 hectares | 77,268 hectares | 77,268 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 77,256 hectares | 77,256 hectares | 77,256 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 77,246 hectares | 77,246 hectares | 77,246 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 76,929 hectares | 74,353 hectares | 77,244 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,425 hectares | 8,950 hectares | 9,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,404 hectares | 8,100 hectares | 8,850 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,100 hectares | 8,100 hectares | 8,100 hectares | 6 |
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- 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 agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Bahrain was 8,100 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 77,359 hectares in 1710.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,100 hectares in 2018.
- How does Bahrain rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Bahrain ranks 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.