Bahamas vs South Africa: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Bahamas
7.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
6.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
36th
South Africa rank
39th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Bahamas
- South Africa
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7.6 tonnes per person against 6.93 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.67 tonnes per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.82 tonnes per person | 10.4 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 32.95 tonnes per person | 10.09 tonnes per person | 22.85 tonnes per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 9.62 tonnes per person | 10.79 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 6.13 tonnes per person | 9.71 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 5.65 tonnes per person | 9.51 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.88 tonnes per person | 8.38 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.86 tonnes per person | 7.05 tonnes per person | 0.1967 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Bahamas or South Africa?
- Bahamas, at 7.6 tonnes per person against 6.93 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Bahamas and South Africa?
- 0.67 tonnes per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 39th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.