Bahamas vs Guyana: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bahamas
113,557 tonnes
in 2024
Guyana
131,397 tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
81st
Guyana rank
79th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 131,397 tonnes against 113,557 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 17,840 tonnes.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Guyana ahead.
Bahamas ranks 81st and Guyana ranks 79th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22,798 tonnes | 32,569 tonnes | 9,771 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1960s | 148,062 tonnes | 81,341 tonnes | 66,721 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 517,414 tonnes | 15,389 tonnes | 502,025 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | -496,932 tonnes | -33,709 tonnes | 463,224 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1990s | 8,794 tonnes | 65,219 tonnes | 56,426 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2000s | 12,091 tonnes | 6,962 tonnes | 5,130 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 36,640 tonnes | 73,993 tonnes | 37,353 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2020s | 109,769 tonnes | 373,025 tonnes | 263,256 tonnes | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bahamas or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 131,397 tonnes against 113,557 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bahamas and Guyana?
- 17,840 tonnes, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 81st and Guyana ranks 79th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.