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