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Environment · Latin America & Caribbean · High income

Bahamas: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 3.64 t (2024), 81st of 203 in the world and 12th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. GHG per person is 4.60 t (2024), 97th of 203 in the world and 16th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. GHG emissions is 1.8 Mt (2024), 167th of 203 in the world and 26th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.

CO₂ per person3.64 t2024 · world 81/203 · region 12/39GHG per person4.60 t2024 · world 97/203 · region 16/39GHG emissions1.8 Mt2024 · world 167/203 · region 26/39CO₂ emissions1.5 Mt2024 · world 158/203 · region 26/39
CO₂ per person
BahamasLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
0.05.01015199520002005201020152020Bahamas3.64 tLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
GHG per person
BahamasLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
0.05.0101520199520002005201020152020Bahamas4.60 tLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
14 indicators

Environment: Bahamas in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes3.64 t202481/20312/393.08 t3.49 t2.96 t+22%since 20142.68 t9.75 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e4.60 t202497/20316/393.89 t4.33 t3.87 t+20%since 20145.30 t12.50 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e1.8 Mt2024167/20326/391.3 Mt1.6 Mt1.5 Mt+26%since 20143,510.6 Mt17,426.5 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt1.5 Mt2024158/20326/391.0 Mt1.3 Mt1.2 Mt+28%since 20141,771.5 Mt13,596.6 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e0.3 Mt2024166/20327/390.2 Mt0.3 Mt0.3 Mt+16%since 20141,308.3 Mt2,534.1 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption1.1%2022187/21236/410.0%1.3%1.4%−0.3 ppsince 201234.2%12.8%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output0.5%2021192/20639/410.0%0.0%0.3%+0.4 ppsince 201156.7%26.7%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³5.3 µg/m³2023184/20035/359.2 µg/m³5.4 µg/m³5.3 µg/m³+7.6%since 201317.4 µg/m³13.0 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area50.9%202455/21419/4250.9%50.9%50.9%±0.0 ppsince 201446.1%36.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area1.3%2024206/21037/391.1%1.2%1.3%±0.0 ppsince 201432.9%28.2%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area0.8%2024186/20637/390.7%0.7%0.8%±0.0 ppsince 20147.5%9.0%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory8.3%2025126/21320/42··8.6%+7.1 ppsince 201523.4%22.2%17.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³1,761 m³2022107/18327/342,162 m³1,905 m³1,768 m³−5.6%since 201221,253 m³10,983 m³5,393 m³
Cereal yieldCereal yield, kg per hectare7,737 kg/ha202410/1792/322,476 kg/ha7,533 kg/ha7,207 kg/ha+2.9%since 20144,828 kg/ha5,394 kg/ha4,229 kg/ha
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Bahamas and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Bahamas. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorBahamasUnited StatesUnited KingdomTurks and Caicos Islands
CO₂ per person3.64 t202413.62 t20244.22 t20244.92 t2024
GHG per person4.60 t202417.39 t20245.58 t20245.11 t2024
GHG emissions1.8 Mt20245,912.6 Mt2024386.7 Mt20240.2 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions1.5 Mt20244,632.2 Mt2024292.4 Mt20240.2 Mt2024
Methane0.3 Mt2024843.4 Mt202458.9 Mt20240.0 Mt2024
Renewable energy1.1%202210.9%202112.2%20210.8%2022
Renewable power0.5%202120.3%202140.2%20211.5%2021
PM2.5 exposure5.3 µg/m³20237.0 µg/m³20239.5 µg/m³2023—
Forest cover50.9%202433.8%202413.5%202411.1%2024
United States: environmentUnited Kingdom: environmentTurks and Caicos Islands: environment
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