Bahamas vs Iraq: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bahamas
8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq
8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
28th
Iraq rank
29th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Iraq
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 12 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 0.2989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 0.2788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.4885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 33.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Bahamas or Iraq?
- Bahamas, at 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bahamas and Iraq?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iraq?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Iraq rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 28th and Iraq ranks 29th 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.