Terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas
Bahamas: Terrestrial protected areas was 34.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas is 34.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas peaked at 36.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2013.
That places Bahamas 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.3% | — |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +134.6% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.4% | 13.3% | 36.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 34.6% | 36.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Bahamas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2307 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Bahamas was 34.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2013.
- How does Bahamas rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Bahamas ranks 28th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.