Bahamas vs Mauritius: Greenhouse gas emissions
Bahamas
3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
163rd
Mauritius rank
160th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas, a difference of 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.6 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Bahamas ranks 163rd and Mauritius ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 13,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 16,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 20,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 23,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 27,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 31,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 41,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 57,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 86,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 128,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 322,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 206,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 7.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bahamas or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 5.44 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 Mauritius?
- 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Mauritius rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 163rd and Mauritius ranks 160th 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.