Barbados vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Barbados
3.7%
in 2024
Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
Barbados rank
76th
Sweden rank
73rd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1929 it was Sweden ahead.
Barbados ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 19.2% | 19.2% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 10.0% | 2.4% | 7.6% | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 198.8% | 5.0% | 193.8% | Barbados |
| 1960s | 13.9% | 7.6% | 6.3% | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 5.3% | -4.0% | 9.2% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -1.7% | 4.5% | Barbados |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -1.3% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -1.2% | 1.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Barbados or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Barbados and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1929 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.