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
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9559 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9068 | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8776 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8497 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7913 | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7435 | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7378 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7335 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6739 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7109 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6209 | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6138 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5977 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5744 | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5175 | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5215 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5324 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5305 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5317 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4903 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5046 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5269 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5017 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5193 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5351 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5289 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5188 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4954 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4967 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5352 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5647 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5529 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4588 | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4192 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4196 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3985 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3821 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.354 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4207 | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4026 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4159 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3952 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.367 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3713 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3505 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3262 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3277 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3562 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2799 | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.312 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3117 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3085 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2958 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2909 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2911 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2904 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2917 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.289 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2859 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2862 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2856 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2849 | -0.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.2849 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.2849 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5184, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
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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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).