Barbados vs Malawi: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Barbados
63.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Malawi
57.56 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
155th
Malawi rank
158th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Barbados
- Malawi
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 63.88 million tonnes against 57.56 million tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 6.32 million tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Barbados ranks 155th and Malawi ranks 158th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 632,772 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.47 million tonnes | 5.72 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1970s | 6.71 million tonnes | 10.38 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1980s | 13.36 million tonnes | 16.42 million tonnes | 3.06 million tonnes | Malawi |
| 1990s | 23.24 million tonnes | 23.52 million tonnes | 278,830 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2000s | 35.94 million tonnes | 32.31 million tonnes | 3.62 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 51.07 million tonnes | 42.48 million tonnes | 8.59 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 61.23 million tonnes | 53.88 million tonnes | 7.35 million tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Barbados or Malawi?
- Barbados, at 63.88 million tonnes against 57.56 million tonnes in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Barbados and Malawi?
- 6.32 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Malawi rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Barbados ranks 155th and Malawi ranks 158th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.