Bahamas vs Jamaica: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bahamas
0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Jamaica
0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
177th
Jamaica rank
174th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 177th and Jamaica ranks 174th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 13 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 0.1261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 0.1194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 0.1284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 177th and Jamaica ranks 174th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.