Aruba vs Barbados: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Aruba
75.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados
63.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Aruba rank
153rd
Barbados rank
155th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Aruba
- Barbados
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 75.77 million tonnes against 63.88 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 11.89 million tonnes.
That makes Aruba's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 86 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Barbados ahead.
Aruba ranks 153rd and Barbados ranks 155th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 8 and Barbados in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | 23,816 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 40,304 tonnes | 40,304 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1950s | 3.23 million tonnes | 632,772 tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 1960s | 9.88 million tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 1970s | 17.41 million tonnes | 6.71 million tonnes | 10.69 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 1980s | 23.78 million tonnes | 13.36 million tonnes | 10.42 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 1990s | 29.70 million tonnes | 23.24 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 2000s | 46.95 million tonnes | 35.94 million tonnes | 11.01 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 2010s | 67.22 million tonnes | 51.07 million tonnes | 16.15 million tonnes | Aruba |
| 2020s | 73.97 million tonnes | 61.23 million tonnes | 12.74 million tonnes | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Aruba or Barbados?
- Aruba, at 75.77 million tonnes against 63.88 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Aruba and Barbados?
- 11.89 million tonnes, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Barbados?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Aruba and Barbados rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Aruba ranks 153rd and Barbados ranks 155th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.