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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Bahamas: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Bahamas is placed 162nd of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 7.65 (2024); Organic Agricultural Area 0.37 (2024).
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Environment & Sustainability
162nd
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Bahamas on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
7.65
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Bahamas: 7.65. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.252 Haiti
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2023 figure for Bahamas, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Caribbean
- 3.15 Antigua and Barbuda
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.37
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
Bahamas: 0.37. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Caribbean
- 11.87 Dominica
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Bahamas, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.624 Haiti
02Over time
Which way Bahamas is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
BahamasWorld median
Bahamas rose from 6.257 in 2000 to 7.65 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahamas World median 2024 7.650 3.210 2023 7.401 3.145 2022 7.451 3.162 2021 6.877 3.087 2020 5.183 2.903 2019 6.387 3.273 2018 6.251 3.036 2017 6.456 3.049 2016 5.788 2.894 2015 5.791 2.846 2014 5.396 2.919 2013 5.260 2.779 2012 5.455 2.770 2011 5.677 2.748 2010 6.072 2.812 2009 5.938 2.799 2008 5.361 2.979 2007 5.299 2.593 2006 5.322 2.865 2005 5.540 2.885 2004 6.028 2.802 2003 6.168 2.918 2002 6.132 2.785 2001 5.935 2.726 2000 6.257 2.662 Organic Agricultural Area
Organic share of agricultural land (%) · higher is better
BahamasWorld median
Bahamas fell from 0.38 in 2013 to 0.37 in 2024; the world median went from 0.44 to 0.725.
Every year’s figures
Year Bahamas World median 2024 0.37 0.725 2023 0.37 0.780 2022 0.38 0.740 2021 0.38 0.710 2020 0.38 0.665 2019 0.38 0.550 2018 0.38 0.490 2017 0.38 0.630 2016 0.38 0.545 2015 0.38 0.540 2014 0.38 0.470 2013 0.38 0.440 2012 — 0.480 2011 — 0.460 2010 — 0.330 2009 — 0.335 2008 — 0.290 2007 — 0.370 2006 — 0.305 2005 — 0.345
03In context
Bahamas beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Bahamas and Caribbean
Bahamas has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Haiti | =44th | 0.252 | 13.38 | 0.23 | 0.624 |
 Dominica | =50th | 2.581 | 10 | 11.87 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | =78th | 2.541 | 7.9 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | =89th | 2.899 | 39.55 | 7.5 | 2.302 |
 Grenada | =91st | 3.216 | 7.05 | 2.17 | 3.685 |
 Saint Lucia | =121st | 2.987 | 14.3 | 0.57 | 2.717 |
 Cuba | =123rd | 2.226 | 22.17 | 0.08 | 1.702 |
 Jamaica | =143rd | 2.959 | 12.38 | 0 | 1.948 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 149th | 7.093 | 3.15 | — | 4.723 |
| Bahamas | 162nd | 7.65 | — | 0.37 | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 165th | 5.545 | 31.96 | — | — |
 Barbados | 174th | 4.833 | 87.5 | — | 4.487 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 175th | 22.93 | 19.88 | — | — |
 Anguilla | not placed | 10.14 | — | — | — |
 Aruba | not placed | 8.519 | — | — | — |
 British Virgin Islands | not placed | 4.877 | — | — | — |
 Cayman Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Curaçao | not placed | 12.34 | — | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | 6.056 | — | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Sint Maarten | not placed | 16.55 | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | 8.141 | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
- Haiti=44th
- Dominica=50th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines=78th
- Dominican Republic=89th
- Grenada=91st
- Saint Lucia=121st
- Cuba=123rd
- Jamaica=143rd
- Antigua and Barbuda149th
- Bahamas162nd
- Saint Kitts and Nevis165th
- Barbados174th
- Trinidad and Tobago175th
- Anguillanot placed
- Arubanot placed
- British Virgin Islandsnot placed
- Cayman Islandsnot placed
- Curaçaonot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Puerto Riconot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Sint Maartennot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Bahamas in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Bahamas is ahead of the world, and behind
39 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Bahamas does better than the middle country measured.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.431.565▲ Improved since 2013
Bahamas: 0.43 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 179th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.457.314.45No real change since 2013
Bahamas: 7.3 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 182nd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.7120.678▼ Worsened since 2013
Bahamas: 0.712 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 57th of 156 · derived.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143.433.14▲ Improved since 2015
Bahamas: 3.43 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 66th of 186 · derived.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4448.7147.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahamas: 48.71 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 83rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.4470.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahamas: 0.447 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 93rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Behind the world median10
Statistics on which Bahamas does worse than the middle country measured.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.174.444.17▲ Improved since 2015
Bahamas: 4.44 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 90th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5281,7612,528No real change since 2012
Bahamas: 1,761 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 107th of 181 · derived.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.2312.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahamas: 3.231 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3894.8168.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Bahamas: 4.816 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 77th of 118 · derived.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1811.7618.18No real change since 2015
Bahamas: 11.76 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.8895.279▲ Improved since 2014
Bahamas: 0.889 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75652.44433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahamas: 652.44 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 21st of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.320.88937.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahamas: 0.889 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 155th of 162 · derived.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.060.88932.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Bahamas: 0.889 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 155th of 162 · derived.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9663.4830.966No earlier reading
Bahamas: 3.483 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 4th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Bahamas: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 000No real change since 2015
Bahamas: 0 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.83114.9157.83Moved since 2013
Bahamas: 114.91 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5352.780.535No real change since 2013
Bahamas: 2.78 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 16th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.7316.191.73No real change since 2014
Bahamas: 16.19 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 19th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95412.862.954Moved since 1990
Bahamas: 12.86 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0850.9431.08No real change since 2013
Bahamas: 50.94 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 51st of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6374.1437.63Moved since 2013
Bahamas: 74.14 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0751.6191.075Moved since 2014
Bahamas: 1.619 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,92753,6498,927Moved since 2015
Bahamas: 53,649 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7758,0043,775Moved since 2015
Bahamas: 8,004 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82425,28713,824Moved since 2015
Bahamas: 25,287 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.2721.474Moved since 2015
Bahamas: 1.272 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.8893.049Moved since 2014
Bahamas: 0.889 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.00100.001Moved since 2015
Bahamas: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0210.144No real change since 2014
Bahamas: 0.021 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3758,68652,375Moved since 2014
Bahamas: 8,686 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6912.86325.69No real change since 2015
Bahamas: 12.86 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.0151.708No real change since 2011
Bahamas: 0.015 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 165th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.020.109No real change since 2013
Bahamas: 0.02 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 173rd of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63522.188,635Moved since 2013
Bahamas: 22.18 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 181st of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,27879689,278No real change since 2013
Bahamas: 79 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 174th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.961.29937.96No real change since 2013
Bahamas: 1.299 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 204th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Bahamas
Agricultural Irrigated Land, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Children's Climate Risk Index, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare (last 2021), Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Water Stress, Water Withdrawal by Sector, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Bahamas’s 12 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Bahamas’s 10th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculture13th of 1843/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties59th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions69th of 1943/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience74th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing96th of 2002/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital99th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade97th of 1773/4 keys
- Work & Labour108th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 150th of 1983/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability162nd of 1862/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 176th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy156th of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Economy & Innovation, Gender & Equality, Peace & Security, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Bahamas can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Nicaragua=15th2/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Haiti=44th4/4 keysThis page
Bahamas162nd2/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Bahamas on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Bahamas rank on environment & sustainability?
Bahamas is placed 162nd of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita and Organic Agricultural Area). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Bahamas?
7.65 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Organic Agricultural Area figure for Bahamas?
0.37 in 2024 (organic share of agricultural land (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 0.725.
How have Bahamas’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 6.257 in 2000 to 7.65 in 2024; Organic Agricultural Area fell from 0.38 in 2013 to 0.37 in 2024.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Bahamas?
No current reading is published for Bahamas on Agricultural Irrigated Land, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Children's Climate Risk Index, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Water Stress, Water Withdrawal by Sector, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 39 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Bahamas’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Bahamas (banner) — Bryce Edwards from San Jose, CA, USA derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Bahamas: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/bahamas/environment