Barbados vs Gabon: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Barbados
48,438 tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
77,850 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
102nd
Gabon rank
99th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 77,850 tonnes against 48,438 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 29,412 tonnes.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 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 Gabon ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,549 tonnes | 1,282 tonnes | 7,268 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 32,976 tonnes | 141,064 tonnes | 108,088 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1970s | 12,091 tonnes | 531,414 tonnes | 519,322 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 38,779 tonnes | -98,930 tonnes | 137,708 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 31,300 tonnes | 25,655 tonnes | 5,644 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 39,804 tonnes | -70,957 tonnes | 110,762 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -30,781 tonnes | 30,282 tonnes | 61,064 tonnes | Gabon |
| 2020s | -5,349 tonnes | -41,696 tonnes | 36,347 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 Gabon?
- Gabon, at 77,850 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 Gabon?
- 29,412 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Gabon rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 102nd and Gabon ranks 99th 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.