What is land area in Bahamas?

Land area in Bahamas was 10,010 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 10,010 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 10,010 sq. km in 1961.

How does Bahamas rank for land area?

Bahamas ranks 163rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bahamas data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Bahamas

Name: Land area in Bahamas
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bahamas: Land area was 10,010 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

10,010 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

163rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

10,010 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

10,010 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Bahamas, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 10,010 sq. km for land area in 2023. 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, land area in Bahamas peaked at 10,010 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,010 sq. km, in 1961.

Bahamas ranks 163rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	9
1970s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10
1980s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10
1990s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10
2000s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10
2010s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10
2020s	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	10,010 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Bahamas

160 Jamaica 10,830 sq. km compare
161 Lebanon 10,230 sq. km compare
162 Gambia 10,120 sq. km compare
164 Cyprus 9,240 sq. km compare
165 Puerto Rico 8,870 sq. km compare
166 Palestine 6,025 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Bahamas?: Land area in Bahamas was 10,010 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 10,010 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 10,010 sq. km in 1961.
How does Bahamas rank for land area?: Bahamas ranks 163rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.