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Bahamas · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

51st of 213 · 18th in Latin America
Forest coverBahamas's forest cover was 50.9 % in 1994 and 50.9 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202045%50%55%50.9 %

Bahamas's forest cover was 50.9 % in 1994 and 50.9 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

139th of 213 · 24th in Latin America
Forest areaBahamas's forest area was 5,099 km in 1994 and 5,099 km in 2023.1995200020052010201520204,5005,0005,5005,099 km

Bahamas's forest area was 5,099 km in 1994 and 5,099 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

28th of 213 · 4th in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Bahamas's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 13.3 % in 2013 to 34.6 % in 2025.2014201620182020202220240%10%20%30%40%34.6 %

Bahamas's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 13.3 % in 2013 to 34.6 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

204th of 209 · 37th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Bahamas's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 1.0 % in 1994 to 1.3 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.9%1%1%1%1%1%1.3 %

Bahamas's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 1.0 % in 1994 to 1.3 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

187th of 206 · 37th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Bahamas's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.6 % in 1994 to 0.8 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.6%0.7%0.8%0.8 %

Bahamas's arable land (% of land area) rose from 0.6 % in 1994 to 0.8 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

17th of 200 · 1st in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Bahamas's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.1 in 1994 to 5.3 in 2023.199520002005201020152020468105.3

Bahamas's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 9.1 in 1994 to 5.3 in 2023.

Water

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

107th of 181 · 27th in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaBahamas's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,403 in 1993 to 1,761 in 2022.1995200020052010201520201,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,6001,761

Bahamas's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,403 in 1993 to 1,761 in 2022.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Bahamas.

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