Barbados vs Nauru: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Barbados
3,167 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nauru
2,923 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Barbados rank
16th
Nauru rank
18th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Nauru
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 244 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nauru ahead.
Barbados ranks 16th and Nauru ranks 18th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Nauru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 739.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,137 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,397 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1970s | 1,234 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,800 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,566 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1980s | 1,877 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,907 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,029 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 1990s | 2,562 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,915 tonnes per square kilometre | Nauru |
| 2000s | 3,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,004 tonnes per square kilometre | 363.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3,395 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,455 tonnes per square kilometre | 940.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2,995 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,833 tonnes per square kilometre | 162.25 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Barbados or Nauru?
- Barbados, at 3,167 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,923 tonnes per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Barbados and Nauru?
- 244 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 16th and Nauru ranks 18th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.