Bahamas vs South Africa: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Bahamas
7.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
6.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
37th
South Africa rank
39th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Bahamas
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 7.6 tonnes per person against 6.93 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.67 tonnes per person.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

Bahamas ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 3.83 tonnes per person 11.61 tonnes per person 7.78 tonnes per person South Africa
1960s 8.82 tonnes per person 10.4 tonnes per person 1.59 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s 32.94 tonnes per person 10.09 tonnes per person 22.85 tonnes per person Bahamas
1980s 9.62 tonnes per person 10.79 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 6.12 tonnes per person 9.71 tonnes per person 3.58 tonnes per person South Africa
2000s 5.65 tonnes per person 9.51 tonnes per person 3.86 tonnes per person South Africa
2010s 5.88 tonnes per person 8.38 tonnes per person 2.5 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 6.86 tonnes per person 7.05 tonnes per person 0.1968 tonnes per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Bahamas or South Africa?
Bahamas, at 7.6 tonnes per person against 6.93 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Bahamas and South Africa?
0.67 tonnes per person, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Bahamas ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.