Bahamas vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Bahamas
7.65 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
7.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
37th
Poland rank
40th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Bahamas
- Poland
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 7.65 tonnes per person against 7.08 tonnes per person in Poland, a difference of 0.57 tonnes per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Bahamas ranks 37th and Poland ranks 40th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 7.23 tonnes per person | 7.79 tonnes per person | 0.556 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 33.07 tonnes per person | 10.88 tonnes per person | 22.19 tonnes per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 10.1 tonnes per person | 11.85 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 6.28 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 3.16 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 8.44 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 5.85 tonnes per person | 8.5 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 6.91 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 0.9274 tonnes per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Bahamas or Poland?
- Bahamas, at 7.65 tonnes per person against 7.08 tonnes per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Bahamas and Poland?
- 0.57 tonnes per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Poland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Bahamas ranks 37th and Poland ranks 40th of 213 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.