Bahamas vs Jamaica: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Bahamas
0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica
0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
173rd
Jamaica rank
170th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 173rd and Jamaica ranks 170th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 173rd and Jamaica ranks 170th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.