Barbados vs Vietnam: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Barbados
0.3859 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Vietnam
0.387 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Barbados rank
24th
Vietnam rank
23rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.387 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ in Barbados, a difference of 0.0011 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 24th and Vietnam ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1276 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0884 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0393 kilograms per international-$ | Barbados |
| 1960s | 0.1661 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1516 kilograms per international-$ | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 0.2046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3498 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1452 kilograms per international-$ | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.2557 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0212 kilograms per international-$ | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0.3447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2014 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1433 kilograms per international-$ | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.4178 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2907 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1271 kilograms per international-$ | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.4216 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3609 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0607 kilograms per international-$ | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.3939 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0314 kilograms per international-$ | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.387 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Barbados and Vietnam?
- 0.0011 kilograms per international-$, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vietnam?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Vietnam rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 24th and Vietnam ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).