Barbados vs Niger: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Barbados
48,438 tonnes
in 2024
Niger
36,559 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
102nd
Niger rank
105th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Niger
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 48,438 tonnes against 36,559 tonnes in Niger, a difference of 11,879 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 102nd and Niger ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,549 tonnes | -709.89 tonnes | 9,259 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 32,976 tonnes | 16,846 tonnes | 16,130 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 12,091 tonnes | 28,555 tonnes | 16,464 tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 38,779 tonnes | 55,797 tonnes | 17,018 tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 31,300 tonnes | -35,232 tonnes | 66,532 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 39,804 tonnes | 27,054 tonnes | 12,750 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -30,781 tonnes | 156,118 tonnes | 186,899 tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | -5,349 tonnes | 131,319 tonnes | 136,668 tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Barbados or Niger?
- Barbados, at 48,438 tonnes against 36,559 tonnes in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Barbados and Niger?
- 11,879 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Niger rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 102nd and Niger ranks 105th 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.