Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas, 1970–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas peaked at 0.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Bahamas ranks 152nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +390.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +57.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +218.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +35.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
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%, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +390.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1981 | +218.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1974 | +57.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1982 | +35.8% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Bahamas?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Bahamas ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.