Bahamas vs Maldives: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bahamas
0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives
0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
177th
Maldives rank
178th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Maldives
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives, a difference of 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 178th of 201 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 0.1261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 0.1194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 0.1284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1950s | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 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 Maldives?
- Bahamas, at 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bahamas and Maldives?
- 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Maldives?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Maldives rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 177th and Maldives ranks 178th 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.