Barbados vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Barbados
8,086 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
8,545 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
80th
Zambia rank
78th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8,545 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,086 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 459 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 78th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,722 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,571 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,151 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1970s | 11,248 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,232 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,017 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1980s | 11,604 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,739 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,866 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 1990s | 11,747 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,414 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,333 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11,554 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,313 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,241 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 10,128 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,681 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,447 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 8,361 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,413 tonnes per square kilometre | 52.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Barbados or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8,545 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,086 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Barbados and Zambia?
- 459 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 80th and Zambia ranks 78th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.