Forest area in Bahrain

Bahrain: Forest area was 7.6 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.6 sq. km
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
204th
of 214 countries
All-time high
7.6 sq. km
in 2023
All-time low
2.2 sq. km
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest area in Bahrain, 1990–2023

24681990200620231990: 2.2 sq. km1991: 2.4 sq. km1992: 2.5 sq. km1993: 2.6 sq. km1994: 2.8 sq. km1995: 3 sq. km1996: 3.1 sq. km1997: 3.2 sq. km1998: 3.4 sq. km1999: 3.5 sq. km2000: 3.7 sq. km2001: 3.9 sq. km2002: 4 sq. km2003: 4.2 sq. km2004: 4.3 sq. km2005: 4.5 sq. km2006: 4.6 sq. km2007: 4.8 sq. km2008: 4.9 sq. km2009: 5 sq. km2010: 5.2 sq. km2011: 5.4 sq. km2012: 5.5 sq. km2013: 5.7 sq. km2014: 5.8 sq. km2015: 6 sq. km2016: 6.2 sq. km2017: 6.4 sq. km2018: 6.6 sq. km2019: 6.8 sq. km2020: 7 sq. km2021: 7.2 sq. km2022: 7.4 sq. km2023: 7.6 sq. km

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest area in Bahrain is 7.6 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Bahrain peaked at 7.6 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2 sq. km, in 1990.

Bahrain ranks 204th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.88 sq. km 2.2 sq. km 3.55 sq. km 10
2000s 4.38 sq. km 3.7 sq. km 5.05 sq. km 10
2010s 5.96 sq. km 5.2 sq. km 6.8 sq. km 10
2020s 7.3 sq. km 7 sq. km 7.6 sq. km 4

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 203 Maldives 8.2 sq. km compare
  2. 205 Malta 4.6 sq. km compare
  3. 206 Aruba 4.2 sq. km compare
  4. 207 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.7 sq. km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Bahrain?
Forest area in Bahrain was 7.6 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 7.6 sq. km in 2023.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2 sq. km in 1990.
How does Bahrain rank for forest area?
Bahrain ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area (sq. km)
Unit
sq. km
Source
FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.