Deforestation statistics for Bahamas

Bahamas: Demographic data

Population (2022)393,244
Annual population growth rate (2022)1.00%
Population density (people/sq km)39
Net migration1,000
Fertility rate1.8
Median age32
Urban population share86%


Bahamas: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 10,010
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 303,576
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 30.30%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 24,808
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 8.20%
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 11,265
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 1.10%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 3.70%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 1,567
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 13.90%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 9,698
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 1.00%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 3%


Bahamas: Annual forest and tree cover data



Bahamas: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 0
2003: 0
2004: 5
2005: 3
2006: 17
2007: 9
2008: 4
2009: 7
2010: 5
2011: 2
2012: 8
2013: 3
2014: 2
2015: 2
2016: 1,459
2017: 16
2018: 14
2019: 6
2020: 5


Bahamas: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 433
2002: 701
2003: 274
2004: 588
2005: 1,450
2006: 1,016
2007: 605
2008: 1,949
2009: 824
2010: 401
2011: 625
2012: 371
2013: 1,573
2014: 902
2015: 1,089
2016: 3,136
2017: 3,704
2018: 914
2019: 1,558
2020: 2,696




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Acklins16,369412101862121.3%
Crooked Island12,589412161,7081,74013.8%
East Grand Bahama9,029502251601,6442,07923.0%
Exuma9,102559113291892.1%
Grand Cay133000775.2%
Harbour Island71112141825.1%
Hope Town1,41118395691319.3%
Inagua15,266393914281190.8%
Long Island22,08764148283696092.8%
Mangrove Cay6,90239139421563775.5%
Mayaguana17,6731881039533532.0%
Berry Islands1,434917599956.7%
Moore's Island609101231437.1%
New Providence4,1194244431021801,15027.9%
North Abaco7,0062630231,5481,62823.2%
North Andros41,5401352511,1372,2043,7279.0%
North Eleuthera10,0174982392551721,16411.6%
Ragged Island54801017183.4%
Rum Cay5,289151900340.6%
San Salvador4,531302380.2%
South Abaco23,370961,0382225321,8878.1%
South Andros16,822642001952226814.0%
Biminis74846613749.9%
South Eleuthera14,4583064563211921,2758.8%
Spanish Wells1582543006843.1%
West Grand Bahama9,5622253892231,2702,10722.0%
Black Point90542912364.0%
Cat Island25,2797343871,0542142,3899.5%
Central Abaco10,8651061154128961,52914.1%
Central Andros10,4991110689822882.7%
Central Eleuthera4,6212681998111366214.3%
City of Freeport5631016216411119.8%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Acklins98000665.9%
Crooked Island6,63629141,4591,48422.4%
Exuma713160181.1%
Inagua386010782.1%
Long Island93500019192.1%
Ragged Island86000222.9%
South Andros2,25641234231.0%
Black Point156114011610.2%


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2019 forest data for Bahamas | Archived forest data for Bahamas | Forest data for Bahamas

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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