Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bermuda
Bermuda: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 3.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bermuda, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bermuda stood at 3.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,998.4% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bermuda peaked at 81.2% in 1952 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 1990.
Bermuda ranks 56th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 33.3% | — |
| 1952 | 81.2% | +143.8% |
| 1953 | -13.8% | -117.0% |
| 1954 | -8.0% | -42.0% |
| 1955 | 30.4% | -480.4% |
| 1956 | 23.3% | -23.3% |
| 1957 | 2.7% | -88.4% |
| 1958 | 5.3% | +94.7% |
| 1959 | -7.5% | -242.5% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | -316.2% |
| 1961 | 11.6% | -28.3% |
| 1962 | -10.4% | -189.6% |
| 1963 | -4.7% | -55.3% |
| 1964 | 34.1% | -834.1% |
| 1965 | -10.9% | -131.9% |
| 1966 | 12.2% | -212.2% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | -55.5% |
| 1968 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | -11.5% | -321.9% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | -229.1% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -89.1% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | +490.5% |
| 1973 | 68.1% | +615.2% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | -93.7% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -23.3% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -27.4% |
| 1977 | -3.1% | -230.2% |
| 1978 | -6.5% | +106.5% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | -233.6% |
| 1980 | -5.6% | -164.4% |
| 1981 | -10.9% | +96.6% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -117.3% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | +636.1% |
| 1984 | -1.6% | -111.7% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -201.7% |
| 1986 | -6.5% | -493.5% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | -648.2% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | -64.0% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | +64.0% |
| 1990 | -35.7% | -269.7% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -120.5% |
| 1992 | -14.3% | -295.7% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -216.7% |
| 1994 | -1.4% | -108.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1996 | -0.7% | — |
| 1997 | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -1.4% | +101.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -150.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +197.9% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +161.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -88.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +496.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | — |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | -11.6% | -203.4% |
| 2009 | -26.7% | +131.1% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -204.5% |
| 2011 | -26.7% | -195.6% |
| 2012 | -17.4% | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -365.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | -46.4% |
| 2015 | -18.7% | -175.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -172.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -69.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +105.7% |
| 2019 | -14.7% | -271.9% |
| 2020 | -26.5% | +80.1% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -169.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -85.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -107.4% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -1998.4% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 3.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Bermuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1998.4% | -0.2% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.3% | -13.8% | 81.2% | 9 |
| 1960s | 4.7% | -11.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | -6.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | -10.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.1% | -35.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -26.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -26.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -26.5% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 53 Belize 3.9% compare
- 54 Grenada 3.9% compare
- 55 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3.8% compare
- 57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.8% compare
- 58 British Virgin Islands 3.8% compare
- 58 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.8% compare
More climate change data for Bermuda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13,612 kg (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0002 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bermuda?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Bermuda was 3.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1952.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Bermuda ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.