How have things changed? in Bahamas
Bahamas: How have things changed? was 8,881 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed? in Bahamas, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 8,881 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Bahamas peaked at 16,776 metric tons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,350 metric tons, in 1969.
That places Bahamas 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,960 metric tons | 2,350 metric tons | 3,800 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 4,502 metric tons | 3,372 metric tons | 5,765 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,031 metric tons | 7,119 metric tons | 11,207 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,284 metric tons | 9,758 metric tons | 14,931 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,842 metric tons | 10,942 metric tons | 16,776 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,866 metric tons | 10,152 metric tons | 16,758 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,615 metric tons | 7,439 metric tons | 9,346 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9409 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3796 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.934 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6825 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.288 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Bahamas?
- How have things changed? in Bahamas was 8,881 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 16,776 metric tons in 2003.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,350 metric tons in 1969.
- How does Bahamas rank for how have things changed??
- Bahamas ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.