Bahamas vs Belgium: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Bahamas
7.65 tonnes per person
in 2024
Belgium
7.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
37th
Belgium rank
38th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Belgium
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7.65 tonnes per person against 7.28 tonnes per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.37 tonnes per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Bahamas ranks 37th and Belgium ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 9.96 tonnes per person | 8.69 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1960s | 7.23 tonnes per person | 11.21 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 33.07 tonnes per person | 13.4 tonnes per person | 19.68 tonnes per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 10.1 tonnes per person | 11.11 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.28 tonnes per person | 12.33 tonnes per person | 6.05 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 11.79 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.85 tonnes per person | 9.11 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 7.65 tonnes per person | 0.7399 tonnes per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Bahamas or Belgium?
- Bahamas, at 7.65 tonnes per person against 7.28 tonnes per person in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Bahamas and Belgium?
- 0.37 tonnes per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belgium?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Belgium rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 37th and Belgium ranks 38th 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 vs. GDP 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.