Barbados vs Sierra Leone: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Barbados
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Sierra Leone rank
162nd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time
- Barbados
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.43 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 69,110 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone'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 Sierra Leone ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 118,714 tonnes | 191,994 tonnes | 73,280 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 272,602 tonnes | 428,688 tonnes | 156,086 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 530,547 tonnes | 627,277 tonnes | 96,730 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 807,201 tonnes | 582,576 tonnes | 224,625 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 1.10 million tonnes | 293,120 tonnes | 808,705 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.45 million tonnes | 470,824 tonnes | 977,273 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.46 million tonnes | 974,583 tonnes | 485,283 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | 97,312 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Barbados or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.43 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 Sierra Leone?
- 69,110 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Sierra Leone rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Sierra Leone ranks 162nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – 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 (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.