Agricultural land use per person in Bahamas
Bahamas: Agricultural land use per person was 0.032 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.032 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
186th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.2587 hectares per person
in 1830
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Bahamas, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.032 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Bahamas peaked at 0.2587 hectares per person in 1830 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
That places Bahamas 186th 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 land use per person in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1500 | 0.0187 hectares per person | — |
| 1600 | 0.1304 hectares per person | +596.0% |
| 1700 | 0.1862 hectares per person | +42.8% |
| 1710 | 0.1918 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1720 | 0.1973 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1730 | 0.2029 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1740 | 0.2085 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1750 | 0.2141 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1760 | 0.2197 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 1770 | 0.2252 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1780 | 0.2308 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1790 | 0.2364 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1800 | 0.242 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1810 | 0.2476 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1820 | 0.2531 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1830 | 0.2587 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1840 | 0.2474 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1850 | 0.2344 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2214 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1870 | 0.2084 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1880 | 0.1954 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1824 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1900 | 0.1694 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1564 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1920 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1303 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1173 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1043 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 1951 | 0.103 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1004 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.0965 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0952 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0939 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0926 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0913 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0869 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0826 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0785 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0748 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0714 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0683 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0655 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.063 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0609 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.059 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0575 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0562 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0551 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.054 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0529 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.057 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0558 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0546 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0534 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0522 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0511 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0499 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0489 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0478 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0469 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.046 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0452 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0444 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0437 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0429 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0413 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0406 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0363 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0357 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0352 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0369 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0363 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0348 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0328 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0321 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0316 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.031 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0358 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0353 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.035 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0348 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0345 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0343 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.034 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0338 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0336 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0329 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0326 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0323 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.032 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0187 hectares per person | 0.0187 hectares per person | 0.0187 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1304 hectares per person | 0.1304 hectares per person | 0.1304 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.1918 hectares per person | 0.1918 hectares per person | 0.1918 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.1973 hectares per person | 0.1973 hectares per person | 0.1973 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2029 hectares per person | 0.2029 hectares per person | 0.2029 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2141 hectares per person | 0.2141 hectares per person | 0.2141 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.2197 hectares per person | 0.2197 hectares per person | 0.2197 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.2252 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2308 hectares per person | 0.2308 hectares per person | 0.2308 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | 0.2364 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.242 hectares per person | 0.242 hectares per person | 0.242 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2476 hectares per person | 0.2476 hectares per person | 0.2476 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.2531 hectares per person | 0.2531 hectares per person | 0.2531 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2587 hectares per person | 0.2587 hectares per person | 0.2587 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2474 hectares per person | 0.2474 hectares per person | 0.2474 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2344 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | 0.2344 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2214 hectares per person | 0.2214 hectares per person | 0.2214 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2084 hectares per person | 0.2084 hectares per person | 0.2084 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.1954 hectares per person | 0.1954 hectares per person | 0.1954 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.1824 hectares per person | 0.1824 hectares per person | 0.1824 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.1694 hectares per person | 0.1694 hectares per person | 0.1694 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1564 hectares per person | 0.1564 hectares per person | 0.1564 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.1303 hectares per person | 0.1303 hectares per person | 0.1303 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.1173 hectares per person | 0.1173 hectares per person | 0.1173 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.0985 hectares per person | 0.0926 hectares per person | 0.1043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0609 hectares per person | 0.0913 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0556 hectares per person | 0.0529 hectares per person | 0.059 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0476 hectares per person | 0.0437 hectares per person | 0.0522 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0378 hectares per person | 0.0341 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0339 hectares per person | 0.031 hectares per person | 0.0369 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0346 hectares per person | 0.0333 hectares per person | 0.0358 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0328 hectares per person | 0.032 hectares per person | 0.0336 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 agricultural land use per person in Bahamas?
- Agricultural land use per person in Bahamas was 0.032 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2587 hectares per person in 1830.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Bahamas rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Bahamas ranks 186th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.