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