Barbados vs Nauru: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Barbados
3,005 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nauru
2,923 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Barbados rank
11th
Nauru rank
13th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Nauru
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3,005 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 82 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nauru ahead.
Barbados ranks 11th and Nauru ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 788.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,137 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,349 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 1,295 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,800 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,504 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1,884 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,907 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,023 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 2,579 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,898 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 3,337 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,004 tonnes per square kilometre | 332.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3,135 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,455 tonnes per square kilometre | 680.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2,807 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,833 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Barbados or Nauru?
- Barbados, at 3,005 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Barbados and Nauru?
- 82 tonnes per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nauru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Nauru rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 11th and Nauru ranks 13th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.