Barbados vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Barbados
3.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
1.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Qatar rank
166th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Barbados
- Qatar
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.41 million tonnes against 1.50 million tonnes in Qatar, a difference of 1.91 million tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 2.3 times Qatar's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 163rd and Qatar ranks 166th of 197 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 272,558 tonnes | -370.06 tonnes | 272,928 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1860s | 726,307 tonnes | -1,700 tonnes | 728,007 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1870s | 1.16 million tonnes | -4,324 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1880s | 1.58 million tonnes | -7,643 tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1890s | 1.97 million tonnes | -11,285 tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1900s | 2.28 million tonnes | -15,114 tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1910s | 2.51 million tonnes | -9,186 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1920s | 2.73 million tonnes | 20,108 tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1930s | 2.98 million tonnes | 72,899 tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1940s | 3.32 million tonnes | 149,780 tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1950s | 4.14 million tonnes | 217,103 tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 4.60 million tonnes | 100,833 tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 4.84 million tonnes | 74,889 tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 4.99 million tonnes | 366,444 tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.05 million tonnes | 738,860 tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 4.97 million tonnes | 939,050 tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 4.35 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.56 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | 2.10 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 Qatar?
- Barbados, at 3.41 million tonnes against 1.50 million tonnes in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Barbados and Qatar?
- 1.91 million tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Barbados ranks 163rd and Qatar ranks 166th 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.