Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Bahamas

Greenhouse gases per capita in the Bahamas in 2024 — 8.62 t/person. Ranked 152 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,798.2%.

2024 8.62 t/person +2.77% vs 2023
World rank 152of 199
Period maximum 44.9 t/person1977
Period minimum 0.39 t/person1859

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Bahamas, 1850–20240204060185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.45 t/person1853: 0.43 t/person1856: 0.41 t/person1859: 0.39 t/person1862: 0.44 t/person1865: 0.45 t/person1868: 0.46 t/person1871: 0.47 t/person1874: 0.47 t/person1877: 0.48 t/person1880: 0.48 t/person1883: 0.49 t/person1886: 0.49 t/person1889: 0.48 t/person1892: 0.5 t/person1895: 0.5 t/person1898: 0.49 t/person1901: 0.51 t/person1904: 0.52 t/person1907: 0.53 t/person1910: 0.58 t/person1913: 0.65 t/person1916: 0.7 t/person1919: 0.75 t/person1922: 0.84 t/person1925: 0.92 t/person1928: 1.01 t/person1931: 1.11 t/person1934: 1.2 t/person1937: 1.26 t/person1940: 1.36 t/person1943: 1.53 t/person1946: 1.72 t/person1949: 1.91 t/person1952: 2.86 t/person1955: 3.44 t/person1958: 3.93 t/person1961: 6.27 t/person1964: 9.53 t/person1967: 12.04 t/person1970: 15.23 t/person1973: 40.28 t/person1976: 30.76 t/person1979: 30.92 t/person1982: 10.06 t/person1985: 6.67 t/person1988: 6.55 t/person1991: 7.96 t/person1994: 6.8 t/person1997: 6.15 t/person2000: 7.14 t/person2003: 6.96 t/person2006: 6.17 t/person2009: 7.03 t/person2012: 6.43 t/person2015: 6.73 t/person2018: 7.22 t/person2021: 7.85 t/person2024: 8.62 t/person
Change over the period: +8.16 (+1,798.24%) Average annual rate: 1.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bahamas

Bahamas 8.62 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Latin America & Caribbean computed 7.98 t/person
High-income countries computed 12.59 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Bahamas, by year Bahamas All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 8.62 +0.23 +2.77%
2023 8.39 −0.04 −0.42%
2022 8.42 +0.57 +7.33%
2021 7.85 +1.67 +27.06%
2020 6.18 −1.19 −16.17%
2019 7.37 +0.14 +1.98%
2018 7.22 −0.24 −3.25%
2017 7.47 +0.71 +10.48%
2016 6.76 +0.02 +0.36%
2015 6.73 +0.4 +6.26%
2014 6.34 +0.08 +1.2%
2013 6.26 −0.17 −2.57%
2012 6.43 −0.3 −4.49%
2011 6.73 −0.48 −6.63%
2010 7.21 +0.18 +2.5%
2009 7.03 +0.7 +11.09%
2008 6.33 +0.1 +1.64%
2007 6.23 +0.05 +0.87%
2006 6.17 −0.22 −3.46%
2005 6.39 −0.51 −7.33%
2004 6.9 −0.06 −0.9%
2003 6.96 −0.01 −0.19%
2002 6.98 +0.2 +2.91%
2001 6.78 −0.36 −5.06%
2000 7.14 −0.3 −4.05%
1999 7.44 +0.19 +2.59%
1998 7.25 +1.1 +17.92%
1997 6.15 −0.75 −10.82%
1996 6.9 −0.15 −2.14%
1995 7.05 +0.25 +3.62%
1994 6.8 +0.01 +0.13%
1993 6.79 −0.56 −7.6%
1992 7.35 −0.61 −7.6%
1991 7.96 −0.2 −2.43%
1990 8.16 +0.21 +2.59%
1989 7.95 +1.4 +21.45%
1988 6.55 +0.36 +5.8%
1987 6.19 +0.01 +0.1%
1986 6.18 −0.49 −7.35%
1985 6.67 −1.47 −18.06%
1984 8.14 −0.79 −8.8%
1983 8.93 −1.13 −11.25%
1982 10.06 −2.41 −19.3%
1981 12.46 −22.47 −64.32%
1980 34.93 +4.01 +12.98%
1979 30.92 +0.83 +2.77%
1978 30.08 −14.82 −33.01%
1977 44.9 +14.14 +45.96%
1976 30.76 −9.26 −23.13%
1975 40.02 +3.27 +8.89%
1974 36.75 −3.52 −8.75%
1973 40.28 +5.96 +17.36%
1972 34.32 −2.19 −6%
1971 36.51 +21.28 +139.77%
1970 15.23 +3.84 +33.76%
1969 11.38 +0.23 +2.07%
1968 11.15 −0.89 −7.39%
1967 12.04 +3.22 +36.47%
1966 8.82 −1.83 −17.15%
1965 10.65 +1.12 +11.76%
1964 9.53 +2.58 +37.18%
1963 6.95 −0.59 −7.85%
1962 7.54 +1.27 +20.3%
1961 6.27 +0.65 +11.65%
1960 5.61 +0.94 +19.99%
1959 4.68 +0.75 +18.94%
1958 3.93 −0.01 −0.35%
1957 3.95 +0.41 +11.53%
1956 3.54 +0.1 +3%
1955 3.44 +0.41 +13.47%
1954 3.03 +0.09 +3.1%
1953 2.94 +0.07 +2.55%
1952 2.86 +0.2 +7.51%
1951 2.66 +0.15 +6.01%
1950 2.51 +0.61 +31.78%
1949 1.91 +0.03 +1.65%
1948 1.88 +0.03 +1.79%
1947 1.84 +0.12 +7.03%
1946 1.72 +0.07 +4.49%
1945 1.65 +0.08 +5.04%
1944 1.57 +0.04 +2.55%
1943 1.53 +0.05 +3.73%
1942 1.48 +0.04 +2.86%
1941 1.43 +0.07 +5.36%
1940 1.36 +0.06 +4.29%
1939 1.31 +0.04 +3.57%
1938 1.26 +0 +0.32%
1937 1.26 +0.01 +0.48%
1936 1.25 +0.04 +3.22%
1935 1.21 +0.02 +1.25%
1934 1.2 +0.03 +2.84%
1933 1.16 +0.02 +1.84%
1932 1.14 +0.03 +2.79%
1931 1.11 +0.03 +2.49%
1930 1.08 +0.04 +4.13%
1929 1.04 +0.03 +3.38%
1928 1.01 +0.04 +3.81%
1927 0.97 +0.02 +2%
1926 0.95 +0.03 +3.71%
1925 0.92 +0.03 +3.5%
1924 0.89 +0.03 +3.87%
1923 0.85 +0.02 +2.03%
1922 0.84 +0.04 +4.76%
1921 0.8 +0.03 +3.5%
1920 0.77 +0.03 +3.35%
1919 0.75 +0.01 +1.5%
1918 0.74 +0.02 +2.94%
1917 0.71 +0.01 +1.42%
1916 0.7 +0.01 +1.44%
1915 0.69 +0.02 +2.51%
1914 0.68 +0.03 +3.83%
1913 0.65 +0.02 +2.52%
1912 0.64 +0.02 +3.58%
1911 0.61 +0.03 +5.14%
1910 0.58 +0.04 +6.57%
1909 0.55 +0 +0.55%
1908 0.55 +0.02 +3.02%
1907 0.53 −0 −0.56%
1906 0.53 +0.01 +0.95%
1905 0.53 +0.01 +1.15%
1904 0.52 +0.01 +1.56%
1903 0.51 +0.01 +1.58%
1902 0.51 −0 −0.59%
1901 0.51 +0.01 +2.42%
1900 0.5 +0 +0.81%
1899 0.49 +0 +0%
1898 0.49 −0 −0.2%
1897 0.49 −0 −0.2%
1896 0.49 −0 −0.2%
1895 0.5 −0 −0.2%
1894 0.5 +0 +0%
1893 0.5 +0 +0%
1892 0.5 +0 +0%
1891 0.5 +0 +0.2%
1890 0.5 +0.01 +2.27%
1889 0.48 −0 −0.21%
1888 0.49 −0 −0.21%
1887 0.49 −0 −0.21%
1886 0.49 −0 −0.2%
1885 0.49 −0 −0.2%
1884 0.49 +0 +0%
1883 0.49 +0 +0.41%
1882 0.49 +0 +0.62%
1881 0.48 +0 +0.62%
1880 0.48 +0.01 +1.69%
1879 0.47 −0 −0.21%
1878 0.47 −0 −0.21%
1877 0.48 +0 +0%
1876 0.48 +0 +0%
1875 0.48 +0 +0.21%
1874 0.47 +0 +0.21%
1873 0.47 +0 +0.21%
1872 0.47 +0 +0.64%
1871 0.47 +0 +0.86%
1870 0.47 +0.01 +1.53%
1869 0.46 +0 +0%
1868 0.46 +0 +0.22%
1867 0.46 +0 +0.44%
1866 0.46 +0 +0.66%
1865 0.45 +0 +0.67%
1864 0.45 +0.01 +1.35%
1863 0.44 +0.01 +1.61%
1862 0.44 +0.01 +2.11%
1861 0.43 +0.01 +3.39%
1860 0.41 +0.02 +5.63%
1859 0.39 −0 −1.01%
1858 0.4 −0.01 −1.5%
1857 0.4 −0.01 −1.23%
1856 0.41 −0 −1.22%
1855 0.41 −0.01 −1.67%
1854 0.42 −0.01 −2.11%
1853 0.43 −0.01 −2.06%
1852 0.44 −0.01 −2.02%
1851 0.45 −0.01 −1.98%
1850 0.45

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.