Land area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Land area was 800 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in Bahrain, 1961–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Bahrain is 800 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Bahrain peaked at 800 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 690 sq. km, in 1961.
That places Bahrain 180th out of 216 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 | 690 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 690 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 690 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 706 sq. km | 690 sq. km | 710 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 733 sq. km | 710 sq. km | 760 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.5 sq. km | 762 sq. km | 780 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 791.25 sq. km | 785 sq. km | 800 sq. km | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -71.6% (2009)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption 46.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Agricultural land 81 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 10.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Bahrain?
- Land area in Bahrain was 800 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 800 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 690 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Bahrain rank for land area?
- Bahrain ranks 180th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.