Barbados vs Kiribati: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
201.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Kiribati
201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Barbados rank
115th
Kiribati rank
116th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Kiribati
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 201.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Kiribati, a difference of 0.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.
Barbados ranks 115th and Kiribati ranks 116th of 204 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 167.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 272.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 105.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 191.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 368.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 177.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 200.04 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 205.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 205.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 223.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 17.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 211.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 217.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Kiribati?
- Barbados, at 201.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Kiribati?
- 0.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kiribati?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Kiribati rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 115th and Kiribati ranks 116th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon 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
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.