Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas

Bahamas: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2849 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2849
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
111th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.2799
in 2010
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas stood at 0.2849.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2799, in 2010.

Bahamas ranks 111th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.844 0.7335 1 9
1970s 0.5893 0.5175 0.7109 10
1980s 0.5153 0.4903 0.5351 10
1990s 0.4582 0.354 0.5647 10
2000s 0.3733 0.3262 0.4207 10
2010s 0.2961 0.2799 0.312 10
2020s 0.2856 0.2849 0.2862 4

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 108 Israel 0.2907 compare
  2. 109 Philippines 0.2893 compare
  3. 110 Mauritania 0.2863 compare
  4. 112 Eswatini 0.2742 compare
  5. 113 Namibia 0.2735 compare
  6. 114 Algeria 0.2733 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas was 0.2849 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2799 in 2010.
How does Bahamas rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Bahamas ranks 111th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).