Bahamas vs Guyana: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bahamas
8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
28th
Guyana rank
27th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bahamas
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Bahamas ranks 28th and Guyana ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 8 and Guyana in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.2989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 0.2788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 0.4885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 33.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Bahamas or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 8.75 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bahamas and Guyana?
- 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bahamas ranks 28th and Guyana ranks 27th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.