How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas
Bahamas: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
105th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.68 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.2348 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1969
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas stood at 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas peaked at 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2348 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1969.
Bahamas ranks 105th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2947 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.3796 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2947 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2747 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2348 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3376 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3548 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3369 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4396 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4658 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4688 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4745 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5322 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5109 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5759 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7112 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7624 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7729 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.854 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8432 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8687 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 1.05 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9848 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9748 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1992 | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 1.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 1.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7432 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8697 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9337 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2957 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2348 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3796 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.4497 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3369 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5759 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7112 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9748 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8539 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7432 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.9337 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 102 Costa Rica 0.8949 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 103 Pakistan 0.8804 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 104 Iran 0.8741 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 106 United Arab Emirates 0.8688 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 107 Italy 0.861 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tunisia 0.831 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Bahamas was 0.8692 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2348 metric tons per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Bahamas rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.