Barbados vs Luxembourg: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
3.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Luxembourg
5.65 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Luxembourg rank
160th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 5.65 million tonnes against 3.41 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 2.25 million tonnes.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.7 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Luxembourg ranks 160th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 272,558 tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 726,307 tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 1.16 million tonnes | 8.61 million tonnes | 7.45 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 1.58 million tonnes | 10.64 million tonnes | 9.05 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 1.97 million tonnes | 12.39 million tonnes | 10.42 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes | 13.86 million tonnes | 11.58 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 2.51 million tonnes | 14.69 million tonnes | 12.18 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 2.73 million tonnes | 14.43 million tonnes | 11.70 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 2.98 million tonnes | 13.84 million tonnes | 10.86 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 3.32 million tonnes | 12.46 million tonnes | 9.13 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 4.14 million tonnes | 9.41 million tonnes | 5.27 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 4.60 million tonnes | 6.02 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 4.99 million tonnes | 598,551 tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.05 million tonnes | 636,671 tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.97 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.35 million tonnes | 4.20 million tonnes | 150,959 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.56 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 5.65 million tonnes against 3.41 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Luxembourg?
- 2.25 million tonnes, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Luxembourg rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Luxembourg ranks 160th 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.