Bahamas vs Samoa: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Bahamas
47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Samoa
51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
174th
Samoa rank
172nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas, a difference of 4,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 16 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 4,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 5,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 5,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 567.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 6,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 7,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 9,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 9,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 10,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 13,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 19,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 25,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 29,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 30,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,280 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 1990s | 43,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 46,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 53,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Samoa |
| 2020s | 51,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 4,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Bahamas ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 172nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.