Aruba vs Bahamas: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Aruba
8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas
8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Aruba rank
26th
Bahamas rank
28th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Aruba
- Bahamas
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Aruba ranks 26th and Bahamas ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 9 and Bahamas in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Bahamas | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 0.3544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1880s | 0.2559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 0.1997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 0.3511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1930s | 0.5195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1940s | 0.3059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 13.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1960s | 11.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 1970s | 13.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2000s | 28.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2010s | 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
| 2020s | 8.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Aruba or Bahamas?
- Aruba, at 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Aruba and Bahamas?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Bahamas?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Bahamas rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Aruba ranks 26th and Bahamas ranks 28th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.