Bahamas vs East Timor: Greenhouse gas emissions

Bahamas
3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
East Timor
4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bahamas rank
163rd
East Timor rank
162nd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Bahamas
  • East Timor
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M185019372024

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bahamas, a difference of 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was East Timor ahead.

Bahamas ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 162nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas East Timor Difference Ahead
1850s 13,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1860s 16,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 871,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 854,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1870s 20,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 767,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 746,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1880s 23,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 839,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 815,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1890s 27,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 975,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 947,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1900s 31,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 981,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1910s 41,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1920s 57,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1930s 86,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1940s 128,609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1950s 322,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1960s 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 962,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 386,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bahamas
1970s 7.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Bahamas
1980s 2.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
1990s 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2000s 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2010s 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor
2020s 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Bahamas or East Timor?
East Timor, at 4.88 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 East Timor?
1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and East Timor?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and East Timor rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Bahamas ranks 163rd and East Timor ranks 162nd 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.