Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita was 449.96 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas is 449.96 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 449.96 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.24 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Bahamas ranks 45th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.24 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 18.02 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 1962 | 22.78 tonnes per person | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 26.91 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 33.34 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1965 | 40.79 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1966 | 46.01 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 54.4 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 61.47 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 68.52 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 79.82 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 112.59 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 1972 | 142.66 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 178.46 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 210.44 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 245.17 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 270 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 308.57 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 331.7 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 355.5 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 383.21 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 388.42 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 391.35 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 393.05 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 393.92 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 393.2 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 391.99 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 390.84 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 389.99 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 390.36 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 390.95 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 391.4 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 390.82 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 389.55 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 388.72 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 388.44 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 388.26 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 387.65 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 388.47 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 389.67 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 390.85 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 392.01 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 393.68 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 395.15 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 396.34 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 397.14 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 397.35 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 397.07 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 397.13 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 397.93 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 398.95 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 400.07 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 401.54 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 403.1 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 404.97 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 407.56 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 410.5 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 414.4 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 418.3 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 422.61 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 426.53 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 432.86 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 439.04 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 444.35 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 449.96 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 449.96 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 492.99 tonnes per person, 91% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 449.96 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 116.16 tonnes per person, 3.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +41.1% | 79.82 tonnes per person | 112.59 tonnes per person |
| 1972 | +26.7% | 112.59 tonnes per person | 142.66 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | +26.6% | 14.24 tonnes per person | 18.02 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | +26.4% | 18.02 tonnes per person | 22.78 tonnes per person |
| 1973 | +25.1% | 142.66 tonnes per person | 178.46 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.65 tonnes per person | 14.24 tonnes per person | 68.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 223.49 tonnes per person | 79.82 tonnes per person | 355.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 390.63 tonnes per person | 383.21 tonnes per person | 393.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 389.39 tonnes per person | 387.65 tonnes per person | 391.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 395.47 tonnes per person | 390.85 tonnes per person | 397.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 408.2 tonnes per person | 398.95 tonnes per person | 422.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 438.54 tonnes per person | 426.53 tonnes per person | 449.96 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More climate change data for Bahamas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 452,114 kg (2021)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2307 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Bahamas was 449.96 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 449.96 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.24 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Bahamas rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.