Bahamas vs Macao: Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region
Bahamas
3,657 tonnes
in 2022
Macao
3,830 tonnes
in 2022
Bahamas rank
172nd
Macao rank
169th
Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region over time
- Bahamas
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 3,830 tonnes against 3,657 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 173 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Macao ahead.
Bahamas ranks 172nd and Macao ranks 169th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Macao in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 1.22 tonnes | 3.26 tonnes | 2.04 tonnes | Macao |
| 1760s | 1.31 tonnes | 3.4 tonnes | 2.09 tonnes | Macao |
| 1770s | 1.39 tonnes | 3.54 tonnes | 2.15 tonnes | Macao |
| 1780s | 1.48 tonnes | 3.69 tonnes | 2.21 tonnes | Macao |
| 1790s | 1.57 tonnes | 3.84 tonnes | 2.27 tonnes | Macao |
| 1800s | 1.66 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 2.34 tonnes | Macao |
| 1810s | 1.71 tonnes | 4.09 tonnes | 2.37 tonnes | Macao |
| 1820s | 1.72 tonnes | 4.61 tonnes | 2.88 tonnes | Macao |
| 1830s | 1.73 tonnes | 5.76 tonnes | 4.03 tonnes | Macao |
| 1840s | 1.72 tonnes | 6.91 tonnes | 5.19 tonnes | Macao |
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes | 8.07 tonnes | 6.41 tonnes | Macao |
| 1860s | 1.94 tonnes | 9.28 tonnes | 7.34 tonnes | Macao |
| 1870s | 2.1 tonnes | 10.5 tonnes | 8.4 tonnes | Macao |
| 1880s | 2.25 tonnes | 11.74 tonnes | 9.5 tonnes | Macao |
| 1890s | 2.48 tonnes | 12.99 tonnes | 10.51 tonnes | Macao |
| 1900s | 2.72 tonnes | 14.39 tonnes | 11.66 tonnes | Macao |
| 1910s | 3.16 tonnes | 15.95 tonnes | 12.79 tonnes | Macao |
| 1920s | 3.67 tonnes | 16.55 tonnes | 12.87 tonnes | Macao |
| 1930s | 4.67 tonnes | 16.46 tonnes | 11.79 tonnes | Macao |
| 1940s | 6.48 tonnes | 16.29 tonnes | 9.81 tonnes | Macao |
| 1950s | 138.14 tonnes | 164.5 tonnes | 26.36 tonnes | Macao |
| 1960s | 1,011 tonnes | 832.79 tonnes | 178.17 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 25,781 tonnes | 1,963 tonnes | 23,818 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 14,415 tonnes | 4,323 tonnes | 10,091 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 14,111 tonnes | 7,336 tonnes | 6,775 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 6,315 tonnes | 9,150 tonnes | 2,835 tonnes | Macao |
| 2010s | 5,358 tonnes | 3,887 tonnes | 1,471 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 3,517 tonnes | 3,756 tonnes | 239.3 tonnes | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region, Bahamas or Macao?
- Macao, at 3,830 tonnes against 3,657 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region between Bahamas and Macao?
- 173 tonnes, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Macao?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Macao rank globally for global sulphur dioxide (so₂) emissions by world region?
- Bahamas ranks 172nd and Macao ranks 169th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.