Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bahamas, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bahamas peaked at 0.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1993.
Bahamas ranks 166th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +38.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | +35.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 163 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 164 Netherlands Antilles 0.0% compare
- 165 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 167 Western Sahara 0.0% compare
- 168 Vanuatu 0.0% compare
- 169 Guadeloupe 0.0% compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bahamas?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Bahamas was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1993.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Bahamas ranks 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.