Barbados vs North Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Barbados
226.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
207.28 tonnes per person
in 2024
Barbados rank
75th
North Korea rank
76th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 226.13 tonnes per person against 207.28 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 18.85 tonnes per person.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Barbados ranks 75th and North Korea ranks 76th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 10.19 tonnes per person 31.52 tonnes per person 21.32 tonnes per person North Korea
1970s 26.76 tonnes per person 69.92 tonnes per person 43.15 tonnes per person North Korea
1980s 52.27 tonnes per person 122.01 tonnes per person 69.74 tonnes per person North Korea
1990s 88.91 tonnes per person 163.4 tonnes per person 74.49 tonnes per person North Korea
2000s 133.96 tonnes per person 179.91 tonnes per person 45.95 tonnes per person North Korea
2010s 183.28 tonnes per person 194.12 tonnes per person 10.84 tonnes per person North Korea
2020s 216.97 tonnes per person 204.07 tonnes per person 12.9 tonnes per person Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Barbados or North Korea?
Barbados, at 226.13 tonnes per person against 207.28 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Barbados and North Korea?
18.85 tonnes per person, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and North Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Barbados and North Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Barbados ranks 75th and North Korea ranks 76th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.