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