Emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas
Bahamas: Emissions of air pollutants was 28,784 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
28,784 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
146th
of 220 countries
All-time high
70,040 tonnes
in 1976
All-time low
0.9125 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas stood at 28,784 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas peaked at 70,040 tonnes in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9125 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Bahamas 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.9125 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 0.9192 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1752 | 0.9258 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1753 | 0.9325 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1754 | 0.9391 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1755 | 0.9457 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1756 | 0.9523 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1757 | 0.9589 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1758 | 0.9655 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1759 | 0.9721 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 0.9786 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 0.9857 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1762 | 0.9927 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1763 | 0.9997 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1764 | 1.01 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1765 | 1.01 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1766 | 1.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1767 | 1.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1768 | 1.03 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1769 | 1.04 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 1.05 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 1.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1772 | 1.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1773 | 1.07 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1774 | 1.08 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1775 | 1.09 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1776 | 1.09 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1777 | 1.1 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1778 | 1.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 1.11 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 1.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 1.13 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1782 | 1.14 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1783 | 1.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1784 | 1.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1785 | 1.16 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1786 | 1.17 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1787 | 1.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 1.18 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 1.19 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1790 | 1.2 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1791 | 1.21 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1792 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1793 | 1.22 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1794 | 1.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1795 | 1.24 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 1.25 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1798 | 1.26 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1799 | 1.27 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1800 | 1.28 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1801 | 1.29 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 1.3 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 1.31 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 1.32 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 1.33 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 1.34 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1807 | 1.35 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1808 | 1.36 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1809 | 1.37 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1810 | 1.38 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 1.39 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1812 | 1.39 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1813 | 1.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1814 | 1.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1815 | 1.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1816 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1817 | 1.41 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1818 | 1.42 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1819 | 1.42 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1821 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1822 | 1.43 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1823 | 1.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1824 | 1.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1825 | 1.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1826 | 1.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1827 | 1.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1828 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1829 | 1.46 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 1.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 1.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1832 | 1.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1833 | 1.48 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1834 | 1.48 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1835 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1836 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1837 | 1.49 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1838 | 1.5 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1839 | 1.5 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 1.5 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1841 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1842 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1843 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1844 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1845 | 1.52 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1846 | 1.53 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1847 | 1.53 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1848 | 1.53 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1849 | 1.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 1.54 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 1.52 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1852 | 1.5 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1853 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.51 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1.53 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1857 | 1.55 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 1.58 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1859 | 1.6 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 1.63 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 1.66 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1862 | 1.7 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 1.74 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1864 | 1.77 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1865 | 1.8 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1866 | 1.82 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 1.84 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 1.87 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 1.89 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 1.9 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 1.93 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 1.96 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 1.99 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1874 | 2.02 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 2.04 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 2.07 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1877 | 2.1 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 2.12 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 2.15 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1880 | 2.17 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 2.2 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 2.25 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 2.29 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 2.31 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 2.33 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 2.35 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 2.38 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1888 | 2.41 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 2.44 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1890 | 2.5 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 2.54 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1892 | 2.58 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 2.63 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 2.67 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 2.72 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 2.76 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 2.8 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 2.85 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1899 | 2.89 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 2.9 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 3.8 tonnes | +31.1% |
| 1902 | 4.73 tonnes | +24.4% |
| 1903 | 5.67 tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1904 | 6.65 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1905 | 7.65 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1906 | 8.68 tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1907 | 9.73 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1908 | 10.8 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1909 | 11.89 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1910 | 13.01 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1911 | 14.3 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1912 | 15.61 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1913 | 16.98 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1914 | 18.25 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1915 | 19.52 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1916 | 20.83 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1917 | 22.12 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1918 | 23.45 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1919 | 24.77 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 26.12 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1921 | 27.6 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1922 | 29.52 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1923 | 31.28 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1924 | 32.97 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1925 | 34.82 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1926 | 37.01 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1927 | 39.06 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1928 | 41.28 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1929 | 43.51 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 45.94 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 48.82 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1932 | 51.38 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1933 | 53.95 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1934 | 56.32 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 58.67 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1936 | 61.23 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1937 | 64.69 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1938 | 68.65 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1939 | 73.02 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1940 | 77.07 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 81.2 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1942 | 85.67 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1943 | 88.53 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 92.27 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1945 | 95.83 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1946 | 101.03 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1947 | 106.14 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1948 | 110.9 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1949 | 115.84 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 305.2 tonnes | +163.5% |
| 1951 | 341.8 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1952 | 370.62 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1953 | 373.7 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 375.52 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 492.8 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1956 | 512.59 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1957 | 600.79 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1958 | 594.93 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 788.08 tonnes | +32.5% |
| 1960 | 1,144 tonnes | +45.2% |
| 1961 | 1,438 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 1962 | 1,814 tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1963 | 1,710 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 2,482 tonnes | +45.1% |
| 1965 | 2,883 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 2,309 tonnes | -19.9% |
| 1967 | 2,742 tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1968 | 2,498 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 2,492 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 3,836 tonnes | +53.9% |
| 1971 | 43,620 tonnes | +1037.0% |
| 1972 | 45,474 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 57,929 tonnes | +27.4% |
| 1974 | 48,834 tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 45,174 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 70,040 tonnes | +55.0% |
| 1977 | 64,361 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 52,735 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 42,614 tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 53,894 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 42,842 tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 38,426 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 36,377 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 19,326 tonnes | -46.9% |
| 1985 | 26,931 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1986 | 17,467 tonnes | -35.1% |
| 1987 | 13,292 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 10,340 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 10,198 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 22,654 tonnes | +122.1% |
| 1991 | 22,108 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 22,971 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 21,550 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 23,240 tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 28,089 tonnes | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 31,322 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 29,522 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 35,568 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 30,450 tonnes | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 33,850 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 35,372 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 32,679 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 27,626 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 29,600 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 28,004 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 29,433 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 31,971 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 30,164 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 27,755 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 34,064 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 26,841 tonnes | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 33,359 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 31,798 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 30,384 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 30,801 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30,395 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 29,928 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 30,344 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 30,101 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 27,378 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 28,780 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 28,784 tonnes | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 28,784 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 90,409 tonnes, 32% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 28,784 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155 tonnes, 53% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1037.0% | 3,836 tonnes | 43,620 tonnes |
| 1950 | +163.5% | 115.84 tonnes | 305.2 tonnes |
| 1990 | +122.1% | 10,198 tonnes | 22,654 tonnes |
| 1976 | +55.0% | 45,174 tonnes | 70,040 tonnes |
| 1970 | +53.9% | 2,492 tonnes | 3,836 tonnes |
| 1984 | -46.9% | 36,377 tonnes | 19,326 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.9424 tonnes | 0.9125 tonnes | 0.9721 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 1.01 tonnes | 0.9786 tonnes | 1.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 1.08 tonnes | 1.05 tonnes | 1.11 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 1.16 tonnes | 1.12 tonnes | 1.19 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 1.24 tonnes | 1.2 tonnes | 1.27 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.33 tonnes | 1.28 tonnes | 1.37 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.4 tonnes | 1.38 tonnes | 1.42 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.44 tonnes | 1.43 tonnes | 1.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.48 tonnes | 1.47 tonnes | 1.5 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.52 tonnes | 1.5 tonnes | 1.54 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.53 tonnes | 1.5 tonnes | 1.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.77 tonnes | 1.63 tonnes | 1.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.03 tonnes | 1.9 tonnes | 2.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.31 tonnes | 2.17 tonnes | 2.44 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.69 tonnes | 2.5 tonnes | 2.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.25 tonnes | 2.9 tonnes | 11.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 18.88 tonnes | 13.01 tonnes | 24.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 34.32 tonnes | 26.12 tonnes | 43.51 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 58.27 tonnes | 45.94 tonnes | 73.02 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 95.45 tonnes | 77.07 tonnes | 115.84 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 475.6 tonnes | 305.2 tonnes | 788.08 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,151 tonnes | 1,144 tonnes | 2,883 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 47,462 tonnes | 3,836 tonnes | 70,040 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,909 tonnes | 10,198 tonnes | 53,894 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,747 tonnes | 21,550 tonnes | 35,568 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,645 tonnes | 27,626 tonnes | 35,372 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,801 tonnes | 26,841 tonnes | 34,064 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,314 tonnes | 27,378 tonnes | 28,784 tonnes | 3 |
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More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Bahamas was 28,784 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 70,040 tonnes in 1976.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9125 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Bahamas rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Bahamas ranks 146th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.