Barbados vs Congo: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Barbados
0.3859 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Congo
0.3686 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Barbados rank
24th
Congo rank
27th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Congo
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ in Congo, a difference of 0.0173 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 24th and Congo ranks 27th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Congo Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1276 kilograms per international-$ 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ 0.0362 kilograms per international-$ Barbados
1960s 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ 0.1264 kilograms per international-$ 0.0397 kilograms per international-$ Barbados
1970s 0.2046 kilograms per international-$ 0.2139 kilograms per international-$ 0.0093 kilograms per international-$ Congo
1980s 0.2557 kilograms per international-$ 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ 0.1166 kilograms per international-$ Barbados
1990s 0.3447 kilograms per international-$ 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ Barbados
2000s 0.4178 kilograms per international-$ 0.2475 kilograms per international-$ 0.1703 kilograms per international-$ Barbados
2010s 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ 0.218 kilograms per international-$ 0.2035 kilograms per international-$ Barbados
2020s 0.3939 kilograms per international-$ 0.3426 kilograms per international-$ 0.0513 kilograms per international-$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Barbados or Congo?
Barbados, at 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Barbados and Congo?
0.0173 kilograms per international-$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Barbados ranks 24th and Congo ranks 27th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).