Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.2 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bahamas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bahamas is 0.2 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bahamas peaked at 0.2 percent in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.1 percent, in 1961.
That places Bahamas 203rd out of 208 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 | 0.1 percent | 0.1 percent | 0.1 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.14 percent | 0.1 percent | 0.2 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 0.2 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 200 French Guiana 0.31 percent compare
- 201 Solomon Islands 0.29 percent compare
- 202 Cyprus 0.23 percent compare
- 204 Equatorial Guinea 0.18 percent compare
- 205 Suriname 0.1 percent compare
- 206 Finland 0.04 percent compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bahamas?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Bahamas was 0.2 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 percent in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 percent in 1961.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Bahamas ranks 203rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).