Barbados vs Fiji: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Barbados
48,438 tonnes
in 2024
Fiji
63,220 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
102nd
Fiji rank
100th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 63,220 tonnes against 48,438 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 14,782 tonnes.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 102nd and Fiji ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Fiji in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,549 tonnes | 8,549 tonnes | 0.0011 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1960s | 32,976 tonnes | 23,429 tonnes | 9,547 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 12,091 tonnes | 40,431 tonnes | 28,340 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1980s | 38,779 tonnes | -21,125 tonnes | 59,904 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 31,300 tonnes | 13,126 tonnes | 18,173 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 39,804 tonnes | -5,298 tonnes | 45,102 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -30,781 tonnes | 80,597 tonnes | 111,378 tonnes | Fiji |
| 2020s | -5,349 tonnes | -12,828 tonnes | 7,479 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Barbados or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 63,220 tonnes against 48,438 tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Barbados and Fiji?
- 14,782 tonnes, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 102nd and Fiji ranks 100th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.