Bahamas vs Iceland: Greenhouse gas emissions

Bahamas
3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland
5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
163rd
Iceland rank
161st

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Bahamas
  • Iceland
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M185019372024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas, a difference of 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.

Bahamas ranks 163rd and Iceland ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Iceland Difference Ahead
1850s 13,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 771,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 758,635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1860s 16,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 564,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 547,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1870s 20,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 440,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 420,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1880s 23,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 372,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 349,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1890s 27,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 303,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 275,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1900s 31,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 225,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 193,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1910s 41,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1920s 57,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1930s 86,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1940s 128,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1950s 322,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1960s 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1970s 7.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bahamas
1980s 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 579,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
1990s 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
2000s 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
2010s 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland
2020s 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bahamas or Iceland?
Iceland, at 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Bahamas and Iceland?
1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iceland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Iceland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Bahamas ranks 163rd and Iceland ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.