Barbados vs Fiji: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Barbados
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Fiji
1.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Fiji rank
161st
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Barbados
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 1.45 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 80,150 tonnes.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Fiji ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Fiji ranks 161st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Fiji in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 118,714 tonnes | 164,147 tonnes | 45,434 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1960s | 272,602 tonnes | 310,969 tonnes | 38,368 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1970s | 530,547 tonnes | 636,366 tonnes | 105,818 tonnes | Fiji |
| 1980s | 807,201 tonnes | 680,889 tonnes | 126,312 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 743,148 tonnes | 358,677 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.45 million tonnes | 969,992 tonnes | 478,105 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 226,207 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 46,424 tonnes | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Barbados or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 1.45 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Barbados and Fiji?
- 80,150 tonnes, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Fiji ranks 161st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (COβ), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.