Barbados vs Dominica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
3.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Dominica
2.34 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Dominica rank
164th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.41 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Dominica, a difference of 1.07 million tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.5 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominica ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Dominica ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 9 and Dominica in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 272,558 tonnes | 402,963 tonnes | 130,405 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1860s | 726,307 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 301,114 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1870s | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 167,452 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1880s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 389,106 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 1.97 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 825,573 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 423,043 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1910s | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 204,470 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1920s | 2.73 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | 411,562 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 2.98 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 184,893 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1940s | 3.32 million tonnes | 4.34 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Dominica |
| 1950s | 4.14 million tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 46,264 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1960s | 4.60 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | 541,577 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes | 5.54 million tonnes | 706,164 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1980s | 4.99 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | 307,772 tonnes | Dominica |
| 1990s | 5.05 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 8,106 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.97 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 210,267 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.35 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | 925,309 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.56 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Dominica?
- Barbados, at 3.41 million tonnes against 2.34 million tonnes in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Dominica?
- 1.07 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Dominica ranks 164th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.