Barbados vs Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Barbados
4.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo
4.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
133rd
Congo rank
132nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Barbados
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.25 million tonnes against 4.17 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 85,670 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Congo ahead.
Barbados ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 132nd of 211 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1980s | 197,126 tonnes | 95,662 tonnes | 101,464 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 985,393 tonnes | 410,746 tonnes | 574,647 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2.15 million tonnes | 557,535 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.95 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 384,152 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Barbados or Congo?
- Congo, at 4.25 million tonnes against 4.17 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Barbados and Congo?
- 85,670 tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Barbados ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 132nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.