Bahamas vs United States: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Bahamas
0.0634 tonnes per person
in 2022
United States
0.0658 tonnes per person
in 2022
Bahamas rank
55th
United States rank
52nd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0658 tonnes per person against 0.0634 tonnes per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 55th and United States ranks 52nd of 207 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0185 tonnes per person 0.7211 tonnes per person 0.7026 tonnes per person United States
1970s 0.0655 tonnes per person 0.7783 tonnes per person 0.7129 tonnes per person United States
1980s 0.0464 tonnes per person 0.5922 tonnes per person 0.5459 tonnes per person United States
1990s 0.1196 tonnes per person 0.3808 tonnes per person 0.2611 tonnes per person United States
2000s 0.1072 tonnes per person 0.2111 tonnes per person 0.1039 tonnes per person United States
2010s 0.0759 tonnes per person 0.1031 tonnes per person 0.0272 tonnes per person United States
2020s 0.0616 tonnes per person 0.066 tonnes per person 0.0044 tonnes per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Bahamas or United States?
United States, at 0.0658 tonnes per person against 0.0634 tonnes per person in Bahamas as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Bahamas and United States?
0.0024 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Bahamas ranks 55th and United States ranks 52nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.