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
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-$, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 24th and Congo ranks 27th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).