Barbados vs Dominica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
-69,909 tonnes
in 2024
Dominica
-92,040 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
144th
Dominica rank
146th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -69,909 tonnes against -92,040 tonnes in Dominica, a difference of 22,131 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominica ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and Dominica ranks 146th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 11 and Dominica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48,130 tonnes | 75,372 tonnes | 27,242 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1860s | 44,422 tonnes | 47,174 tonnes | 2,752 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1870s | 43,166 tonnes | 16,374 tonnes | 26,791 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1880s | 40,593 tonnes | -47,676 tonnes | 88,269 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 37,186 tonnes | 57,814 tonnes | 20,628 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1900s | 25,443 tonnes | 66,176 tonnes | 40,733 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1910s | 21,412 tonnes | 25,014 tonnes | 3,602 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1920s | 22,592 tonnes | -22,189 tonnes | 44,781 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 27,535 tonnes | 199,955 tonnes | 172,420 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1940s | 40,696 tonnes | 7,017 tonnes | 33,679 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1950s | 94,051 tonnes | 839.05 tonnes | 93,212 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | 138,239 tonnes | 114,057 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1970s | 26,469 tonnes | -19,866 tonnes | 46,335 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2,964 tonnes | -27,231 tonnes | 30,195 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7,317 tonnes | 1,242 tonnes | 6,075 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | -13,146 tonnes | -89,457 tonnes | 76,310 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -111,800 tonnes | -144,702 tonnes | 32,903 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | -80,996 tonnes | -100,101 tonnes | 19,104 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Dominica?
- Barbados, at -69,909 tonnes against -92,040 tonnes in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Dominica?
- 22,131 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 144th and Dominica ranks 146th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.