Bahamas vs Turks and Caicos Islands: CO₂ emissions per capita
Bahamas
7.65 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
8.14 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
37th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
35th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 8.14 tonnes per person against 7.65 tonnes per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.49 tonnes per person.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 37th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 35th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.28 tonnes per person | 4.97 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 7.81 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 5.85 tonnes per person | 8.76 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 8.04 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Bahamas or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 8.14 tonnes per person against 7.65 tonnes per person in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.49 tonnes per person, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 37th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 35th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.