Environment in Bahamas

1,650 indicators covering environment for Bahamas.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 3.94 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 100.0% 97th
Freshwater Fish — Food supply 573.76 million Kcal 2023 up 110.7% 160th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 0.55 g/cap/d 2023 up 120.0% 95th
Freshwater Fish — Protein supply quantity 80.44 t 2023 up 129.0% 160th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 0.19 g/cap/d 2023 up 90.0% 98th
Freshwater Fish — Fat supply quantity 27.73 t 2023 up 91.0% 161st
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 91st
Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 94th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import value 0.21 1000 USD 2024 up 950.0% 123rd
Freshwater Fish — Production 0 1000 t 2023 145th
Freshwater Fish — Export quantity 0 1000 t 2023 99th
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN) — Import quantity 0.76 t 2024 up 1,420.0% 118th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 29.8% 2025 unchanged 173rd
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 30.2% 2025 unchanged 129th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.0% 2025 162nd
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 29.8% 2025 unchanged 184th
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 30.2% 2025 unchanged 135th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import quantity 113 m3 2016 down 89.2% 98th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Import value 10 1000 USD 2016 down 84.4% 116th
Wood pellets — Import quantity 1 t 2024 down 99.5% 122nd
Wood pellets — Import value 6 1000 USD 2024 down 85.4% 112th
Drivers of deforestation 3.25 hectares 2023 down 88.9% 127th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 103 t 2024 down 86.3% 112th
Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 76 1000 USD 2024 down 41.5% 109th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 244.71 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 up 18.5% 96th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 7.42 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 61.0% 135th
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import quantity 102 t 2024 down 80.8% 93rd
Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Import value 70 1000 USD 2024 down 21.3% 91st
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export value 3 1000 USD 2016 125th
Wood fuel, all species (export/import, 1961-2016) — Export quantity 25 m3 2016 up 127.3% 118th
Roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 30,918 m3 2024 53rd
Roundwood, coniferous — Import value 12,147 1000 USD 2024 41st
Roundwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 128th
Roundwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 129th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 18,749 m3 2024 up 967.7% 62nd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 5,631 1000 USD 2024 up 1,017.3% 50th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 70 m3 2024 down 53.6% 150th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 down 87.5% 157th
15.1.1 Forest area — Value 509.86 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 132nd
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 50.94 % 2025 unchanged 54th
15.1.1 Land area — Value 1,001 1000 ha 2025 unchanged 154th
15.2.1 Above-ground biomass in forest — Value 69.9 t/ha 2025 unchanged 141st
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected 11.76 % 2025 unchanged 105th
Freshwater Fish — Other uses 0 1000 t 2023 6th
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 down 99.4% 119th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0329 kilograms 2023 down 99.8% 93rd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.0576 t 2023 down 15.3% 140th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 1.85 1000 USD 2023 up 15.5% 135th
Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 98.9% 2019 up 0.4% 97th
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 93.7% 2019 up 0.8% 130th
People using improved drinking water sources 4,163 people 2019 down 18.3% 128th
Others (adjustment) — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 18,992 1000 USD 2018 up 2,093.1% 35th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 48 t 2018 up 860.0% 57th
Others (adjustment) — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 12 1000 USD 2018 down 47.8% 62nd
Total FAO — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 51,852 1000 USD 2018 up 6.9% 117th
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import 5,976 t 2018 up 58.6% 132nd
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 8,633 1000 USD 2018 down 16.3% 128th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 1.79 US dollar 2018 up 3.8% 117th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 0.5947 t 2024 down 15.6% 122nd
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 3.89 1000 USD 2024 down 38.3% 121st