Bahamas vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Bahamas
8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
28th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
30th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Bahamas
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Bahamas ranks 28th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1880s | 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1890s | 0.2768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1900s | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1910s | 0.2925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1920s | 0.351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1930s | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1940s | 0.4027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 33.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Bahamas, at 8.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Bahamas ranks 28th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th 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.