Barbados vs Suriname: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
4.83 tonnes per person
in 2024
Suriname
4.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
71st
Suriname rank
74th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Suriname
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.83 tonnes per person against 4.71 tonnes per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Barbados ranks 71st and Suriname ranks 74th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5348 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.8348 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 0.4876 tonnes per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5.4 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 5.24 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 0.6075 tonnes per person | Barbados |
| 2020s | 4.57 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Barbados or Suriname?
- Barbados, at 4.83 tonnes per person against 4.71 tonnes per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Suriname?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Suriname?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Suriname rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 71st and Suriname ranks 74th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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 dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.