Barbados vs Namibia: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
0.1171
in 2024
Namibia
0.1172
in 2024
Barbados rank
106th
Namibia rank
105th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1172 against 0.1171 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Barbados ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 105th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1218 | 0.1371 | 0.0154 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1121 | 0.1407 | 0.0286 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1325 | 0.1252 | 0.0073 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.1259 | 0.1265 | 0.0006 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.1172 against 0.1171 in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Namibia?
- 0.0001, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Namibia rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 106th and Namibia ranks 105th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.