Bahamas vs Rwanda: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bahamas
0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
177th
Rwanda rank
180th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Rwanda
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 177th and Rwanda ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 12 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1860s | 0.1261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1870s | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1880s | 0.1194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1890s | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1900s | 0.1284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1910s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1920s | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1930s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 1940s | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 0.1751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 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 Rwanda?
- Bahamas, at 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bahamas and Rwanda?
- 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Rwanda rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 177th and Rwanda ranks 180th 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.