Barbados vs Liberia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement

Barbados
4.17 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
3.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
133rd
Liberia rank
135th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time

  • Barbados
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.17 million tonnes against 3.18 million tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 982,680 tonnes.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Barbados ranks 133rd and Liberia ranks 135th of 211 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1960s 0 tonnes 8,722 tonnes 8,722 tonnes Liberia
1970s 0 tonnes 312,307 tonnes 312,307 tonnes Liberia
1980s 197,126 tonnes 779,031 tonnes 581,906 tonnes Liberia
1990s 985,393 tonnes 993,288 tonnes 7,896 tonnes Liberia
2000s 2.15 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes 950,952 tonnes Barbados
2010s 3.26 million tonnes 1.77 million tonnes 1.49 million tonnes Barbados
2020s 3.95 million tonnes 2.81 million tonnes 1.14 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 Liberia?
Barbados, at 4.17 million tonnes against 3.18 million tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Barbados and Liberia?
982,680 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Liberia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Liberia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
Barbados ranks 133rd and Liberia ranks 135th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 24,035 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.