Barbados vs Tonga: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Barbados
3.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
3.71 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
163rd
Tonga rank
162nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Barbados
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 3.71 million tonnes against 3.41 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 304,700 tonnes.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 163rd and Tonga ranks 162nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 17 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Tonga Difference Ahead
1850s 272,558 tonnes 116,453 tonnes 156,105 tonnes Barbados
1860s 726,307 tonnes 299,016 tonnes 427,292 tonnes Barbados
1870s 1.16 million tonnes 425,955 tonnes 737,340 tonnes Barbados
1880s 1.58 million tonnes 531,071 tonnes 1.05 million tonnes Barbados
1890s 1.97 million tonnes 626,658 tonnes 1.34 million tonnes Barbados
1900s 2.28 million tonnes 716,873 tonnes 1.56 million tonnes Barbados
1910s 2.51 million tonnes 789,057 tonnes 1.72 million tonnes Barbados
1920s 2.73 million tonnes 828,544 tonnes 1.90 million tonnes Barbados
1930s 2.98 million tonnes 851,294 tonnes 2.13 million tonnes Barbados
1940s 3.32 million tonnes 862,626 tonnes 2.46 million tonnes Barbados
1950s 4.14 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes 2.86 million tonnes Barbados
1960s 4.60 million tonnes 2.35 million tonnes 2.25 million tonnes Barbados
1970s 4.84 million tonnes 3.23 million tonnes 1.60 million tonnes Barbados
1980s 4.99 million tonnes 3.42 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes Barbados
1990s 5.05 million tonnes 3.26 million tonnes 1.79 million tonnes Barbados
2000s 4.97 million tonnes 2.96 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes Barbados
2010s 4.35 million tonnes 3.36 million tonnes 998,229 tonnes Barbados
2020s 3.56 million tonnes 3.68 million tonnes 117,448 tonnes Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Barbados or Tonga?
Tonga, at 3.71 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 Tonga?
304,700 tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Barbados ranks 163rd and Tonga ranks 162nd 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.