Bahamas vs Malaysia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bahamas
8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
28th
Malaysia rank
25th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bahamas ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 0.2989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 0.2788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.4885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 33.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8.92 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 Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 25th 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.