Barbados vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Barbados
0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sweden
0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Barbados rank
120th
Sweden rank
119th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Barbados, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Barbados ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 119th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0227 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0679 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0452 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sweden
1970s 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0354 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sweden
1980s 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0224 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sweden
1990s 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0141 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0024 tonnes per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Barbados
2020s 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0007 tonnes per US$ of GDP Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Barbados or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Sweden?
0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sweden?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Barbados ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 119th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.