Barbados vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
-69,909 tonnes
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
-58,038 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
144th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
141st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports -58,038 tonnes against -69,909 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 11,871 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 141st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 14 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 48,130 tonnes | 7,017 tonnes | 41,114 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1860s | 44,422 tonnes | 74,647 tonnes | 30,224 tonnes | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1870s | 43,166 tonnes | 36,823 tonnes | 6,342 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1880s | 40,593 tonnes | 38,054 tonnes | 2,539 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 37,186 tonnes | 9,101 tonnes | 28,085 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1900s | 25,443 tonnes | 7,709 tonnes | 17,734 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1910s | 21,412 tonnes | -16,880 tonnes | 38,292 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1920s | 22,592 tonnes | -34,617 tonnes | 57,210 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 27,535 tonnes | -40,352 tonnes | 67,887 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1940s | 40,696 tonnes | 93,307 tonnes | 52,611 tonnes | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1950s | 94,051 tonnes | 60,500 tonnes | 33,551 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | -6,265 tonnes | 30,448 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 26,469 tonnes | -41,978 tonnes | 68,447 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2,964 tonnes | -74,650 tonnes | 77,614 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 7,317 tonnes | -91,105 tonnes | 98,422 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | -13,146 tonnes | -117,087 tonnes | 103,940 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | -111,800 tonnes | -64,146 tonnes | 47,654 tonnes | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | -80,996 tonnes | -62,383 tonnes | 18,613 tonnes | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at -58,038 tonnes against -69,909 tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 11,871 tonnes, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 144th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 141st 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.