Barbados vs Kenya: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Barbados
48,438 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
39,712 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
102nd
Kenya rank
104th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Kenya
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 48,438 tonnes against 39,712 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 8,726 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kenya ahead.
Barbados ranks 102nd and Kenya ranks 104th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,549 tonnes | 144,382 tonnes | 135,833 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1960s | 32,976 tonnes | 91,836 tonnes | 58,860 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1970s | 12,091 tonnes | 189,811 tonnes | 177,720 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1980s | 38,779 tonnes | 13,978 tonnes | 24,802 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 31,300 tonnes | 485,617 tonnes | 454,318 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 39,804 tonnes | 216,427 tonnes | 176,623 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | -30,781 tonnes | 597,407 tonnes | 628,188 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | -5,349 tonnes | 613,310 tonnes | 618,659 tonnes | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Barbados or Kenya?
- Barbados, at 48,438 tonnes against 39,712 tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Barbados and Kenya?
- 8,726 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kenya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Kenya rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 102nd and Kenya ranks 104th 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.