Arable land in Bahamas
Bahamas: Arable land was 8,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Bahamas, 1961–2023
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 hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Bahamas stood at 8,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Bahamas peaked at 8,000 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6,000 hectares, in 1994.
That places Bahamas 170th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,400 hectares | 6,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,900 hectares | 7,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More agriculture & rural data for Bahamas
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 75,243 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 81.50 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 78 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 7,737 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 604.91 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Bahamas?
- Arable land in Bahamas was 8,000 hectares in 2023, 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 arable land recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 8,000 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 hectares in 1994.
- How does Bahamas rank for arable land?
- Bahamas ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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 Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.