Land area in hectares in Bahrain
Bahrain: Land area in hectares was 80,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in hectares in Bahrain, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Bahrain is 80,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Bahrain peaked at 80,000 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Bahrain 185th out of 233 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 | 69,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 69,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,600 hectares | 69,000 hectares | 71,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,300 hectares | 71,000 hectares | 76,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,350 hectares | 76,200 hectares | 78,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,125 hectares | 78,500 hectares | 80,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 96,000 hectares compare
- 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 95,000 hectares compare
- 184 Kiribati 81,000 hectares compare
- 185 Netherlands Antilles 80,000 hectares compare
- 187 Dominica 75,000 hectares compare
- 188 Tonga 72,000 hectares compare
More reference data data for Bahrain
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4928 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.729 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2403 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 120.52 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6871 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.24 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Bahrain?
- Land area in hectares in Bahrain was 80,000 hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 80,000 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Bahrain rank for land area in hectares?
- Bahrain ranks 185th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.