Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas peaked at 0.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Bahamas 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -45.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +84.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -52.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 48% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1975 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1983 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | +84.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | -52.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1982 | -45.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bahamas ranks 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.