Bahamas vs Germany: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bahamas
6.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Germany
11.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
159th
Germany rank
156th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bahamas
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 11.34 million tonnes against 6.91 million tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 4.43 million tonnes.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times Bahamas's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 159th and Germany ranks 156th of 197 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Germany Difference Ahead
1850s 11,743 tonnes 128.10 million tonnes 128.08 million tonnes Germany
1860s 55,587 tonnes 336.97 million tonnes 336.92 million tonnes Germany
1870s 149,297 tonnes 531.27 million tonnes 531.12 million tonnes Germany
1880s 278,464 tonnes 710.81 million tonnes 710.53 million tonnes Germany
1890s 436,272 tonnes 874.67 million tonnes 874.24 million tonnes Germany
1900s 620,018 tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes Germany
1910s 878,675 tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes 1.40 billion tonnes Germany
1920s 1.33 million tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes 1.51 billion tonnes Germany
1930s 2.30 million tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes 1.64 billion tonnes Germany
1940s 3.85 million tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes Germany
1950s 5.91 million tonnes 1.68 billion tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes Germany
1960s 8.44 million tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes Germany
1970s 9.51 million tonnes 772.56 million tonnes 763.05 million tonnes Germany
1980s 8.33 million tonnes 477.00 million tonnes 468.66 million tonnes Germany
1990s 7.48 million tonnes 261.57 million tonnes 254.09 million tonnes Germany
2000s 7.04 million tonnes 130.82 million tonnes 123.78 million tonnes Germany
2010s 7.10 million tonnes 51.09 million tonnes 43.99 million tonnes Germany
2020s 6.95 million tonnes 20.86 million tonnes 13.91 million tonnes Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bahamas or Germany?
Germany, at 11.34 million tonnes against 6.91 million tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bahamas and Germany?
4.43 million tonnes, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Germany?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Germany rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bahamas ranks 159th and Germany ranks 156th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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