Barbados vs Iceland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Barbados
4.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Iceland
2.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
133rd
Iceland rank
136th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Barbados
- Iceland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 4.17 million tonnes against 2.75 million tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 1.41 million tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 275 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Iceland ahead.
Barbados ranks 133rd and Iceland ranks 136th of 211 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 6,905 tonnes | 6,905 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 310,101 tonnes | 310,101 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 888,990 tonnes | 888,990 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1980s | 197,126 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1990s | 985,393 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.15 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 349,349 tonnes | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.26 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 506,673 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.95 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Barbados or Iceland?
- Barbados, at 4.17 million tonnes against 2.75 million tonnes in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Barbados and Iceland?
- 1.41 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iceland?
- 275 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Iceland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Barbados ranks 133rd and Iceland ranks 136th 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.