Bahamas vs Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

Bahamas
180.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo
191.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
133rd
Congo rank
131st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • Bahamas
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 191.08 million tonnes against 180.56 million tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 10.52 million tonnes.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Bahamas ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 131st of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 517,357 tonnes 747,457 tonnes 230,100 tonnes Congo
1960s 5.98 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes 2.99 million tonnes Bahamas
1970s 47.56 million tonnes 9.42 million tonnes 38.14 million tonnes Bahamas
1980s 98.20 million tonnes 18.13 million tonnes 80.07 million tonnes Bahamas
1990s 116.18 million tonnes 35.68 million tonnes 80.50 million tonnes Bahamas
2000s 135.48 million tonnes 73.13 million tonnes 62.35 million tonnes Bahamas
2010s 156.29 million tonnes 122.69 million tonnes 33.60 million tonnes Bahamas
2020s 174.60 million tonnes 174.07 million tonnes 529,000 tonnes Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Bahamas or Congo?
Congo, at 191.08 million tonnes against 180.56 million tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Bahamas and Congo?
10.52 million tonnes, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Congo?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
Bahamas ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 131st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.