Barbados vs Eswatini: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change

Barbados
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Eswatini
1.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
165th
Eswatini rank
166th

CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change over time

  • Barbados
  • Eswatini
-2.0M02.0M4.0M6.0M192819762024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 1.30 million tonnes against 1.26 million tonnes in Eswatini, a difference of 39,720 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.

Barbados ranks 165th and Eswatini ranks 166th of 194 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Eswatini Difference Ahead
1950s 212,765 tonnes 5.99 million tonnes 5.78 million tonnes Eswatini
1960s 307,973 tonnes 3.16 million tonnes 2.85 million tonnes Eswatini
1970s 557,016 tonnes 2.18 million tonnes 1.62 million tonnes Eswatini
1980s 810,165 tonnes 1.88 million tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Eswatini
1990s 1.11 million tonnes 2.37 million tonnes 1.26 million tonnes Eswatini
2000s 1.43 million tonnes 1.80 million tonnes 365,698 tonnes Eswatini
2010s 1.35 million tonnes 1.59 million tonnes 242,165 tonnes Eswatini
2020s 1.21 million tonnes 1.30 million tonnes 96,294 tonnes Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, Barbados or Eswatini?
Barbados, at 1.30 million tonnes against 1.26 million tonnes in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change between Barbados and Eswatini?
39,720 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Eswatini?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Eswatini rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
Barbados ranks 165th and Eswatini ranks 166th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.