Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Bahamas
176.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
182.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bahamas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 182.59 million tonnes against 176.02 million tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 6.56 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bahamas ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 517,357 tonnes | 507,097 tonnes | 10,260 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 5.77 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 44.52 million tonnes | 11.07 million tonnes | 33.45 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 93.84 million tonnes | 29.19 million tonnes | 64.64 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 111.77 million tonnes | 49.93 million tonnes | 61.84 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 131.02 million tonnes | 79.22 million tonnes | 51.80 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 151.79 million tonnes | 125.81 million tonnes | 25.98 million tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 170.07 million tonnes | 169.61 million tonnes | 458,600 tonnes | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bahamas or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 182.59 million tonnes against 176.02 million tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 6.56 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bahamas ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.