Bahamas vs Barbados: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bahamas
47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Barbados
47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
174th
Barbados rank
175th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados, a difference of 674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 175th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 8 and Barbados in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 4,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 5,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 5,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 6,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 7,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 393.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1910s | 9,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1920s | 9,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1930s | 10,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1940s | 13,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1950s | 19,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1960s | 25,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1970s | 29,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1980s | 30,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 1990s | 43,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Barbados |
| 2000s | 46,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 738.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 53,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 51,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bahamas or Barbados?
- Bahamas, at 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bahamas and Barbados?
- 674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 174th and Barbados ranks 175th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. 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.