Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Barbados
48,438 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
53,848 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
102nd
Sierra Leone rank
101st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 53,848 tonnes against 48,438 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 5,410 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8,549 tonnes | 8,549 tonnes | 0.0011 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 32,976 tonnes | 85,005 tonnes | 52,029 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 12,091 tonnes | -40,670 tonnes | 52,762 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 38,779 tonnes | -30,411 tonnes | 69,190 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 31,300 tonnes | -19,786 tonnes | 51,085 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 39,804 tonnes | 32,610 tonnes | 7,195 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -30,781 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | 92,336 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -5,349 tonnes | 63,353 tonnes | 68,702 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 53,848 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 Sierra Leone?
- 5,410 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 102nd and Sierra Leone ranks 101st 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.