Bahamas vs Maldives: Nitrous oxide emissions
Bahamas
47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Maldives
60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
174th
Maldives rank
171st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas, a difference of 12,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 17 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 4,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 5,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 5,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 6,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 7,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 300.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 9,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 9,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 10,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 13,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 19,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 906.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 25,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 29,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 30,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 43,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 46,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 53,909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 51,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Bahamas or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Bahamas and Maldives?
- 12,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Maldives rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 174th and Maldives ranks 171st 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.