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