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

Bahamas
6.91 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
3.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
159th
Tonga rank
162nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bahamas
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 6.91 million tonnes against 3.71 million tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 3.20 million tonnes.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.9 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.

Bahamas ranks 159th and Tonga ranks 162nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 12 and Tonga in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Tonga Difference Ahead
1850s 11,743 tonnes 116,453 tonnes 104,710 tonnes Tonga
1860s 55,587 tonnes 299,016 tonnes 243,429 tonnes Tonga
1870s 149,297 tonnes 425,955 tonnes 276,658 tonnes Tonga
1880s 278,464 tonnes 531,071 tonnes 252,607 tonnes Tonga
1890s 436,272 tonnes 626,658 tonnes 190,385 tonnes Tonga
1900s 620,018 tonnes 716,873 tonnes 96,854 tonnes Tonga
1910s 878,675 tonnes 789,057 tonnes 89,618 tonnes Bahamas
1920s 1.33 million tonnes 828,544 tonnes 501,748 tonnes Bahamas
1930s 2.30 million tonnes 851,294 tonnes 1.45 million tonnes Bahamas
1940s 3.85 million tonnes 862,626 tonnes 2.99 million tonnes Bahamas
1950s 5.91 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes 4.63 million tonnes Bahamas
1960s 8.44 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes 6.09 million tonnes Bahamas
1970s 9.51 million tonnes 3.23 million tonnes 6.27 million tonnes Bahamas
1980s 8.33 million tonnes 3.42 million tonnes 4.92 million tonnes Bahamas
1990s 7.48 million tonnes 3.26 million tonnes 4.22 million tonnes Bahamas
2000s 7.04 million tonnes 2.96 million tonnes 4.08 million tonnes Bahamas
2010s 7.10 million tonnes 3.36 million tonnes 3.75 million tonnes Bahamas
2020s 6.95 million tonnes 3.68 million tonnes 3.28 million tonnes Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bahamas or Tonga?
Bahamas, at 6.91 million tonnes against 3.71 million tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bahamas and Tonga?
3.20 million tonnes, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Tonga?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bahamas ranks 159th and Tonga ranks 162nd 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.