Barbados vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Barbados
145,372 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
188,306 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
22nd
Japan rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 188,306 tonnes per square kilometre against 145,372 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 42,934 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,030 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,607 tonnes per square kilometre | 14,577 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 15,611 tonnes per square kilometre | 38,892 tonnes per square kilometre | 23,281 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 31,061 tonnes per square kilometre | 64,212 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,151 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 54,049 tonnes per square kilometre | 93,981 tonnes per square kilometre | 39,932 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 83,571 tonnes per square kilometre | 128,210 tonnes per square kilometre | 44,639 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 118,768 tonnes per square kilometre | 162,393 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,625 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 140,854 tonnes per square kilometre | 184,164 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,309 tonnes per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Barbados or Japan?
- Japan, at 188,306 tonnes per square kilometre against 145,372 tonnes per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Barbados and Japan?
- 42,934 tonnes per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 20th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 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.