Barbados vs Congo: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Barbados
57.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo
70.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
152nd
Congo rank
149th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Barbados
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 70.59 million tonnes against 57.70 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 12.89 million tonnes.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 152nd and Congo ranks 149th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 565,154 tonnes | 718,466 tonnes | 153,312 tonnes | Congo |
| 1960s | 2.31 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 646,763 tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 6.47 million tonnes | 6.60 million tonnes | 128,637 tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 12.70 million tonnes | 12.47 million tonnes | 229,128 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 21.36 million tonnes | 23.95 million tonnes | 2.59 million tonnes | Congo |
| 2000s | 32.52 million tonnes | 32.71 million tonnes | 190,010 tonnes | Congo |
| 2010s | 46.16 million tonnes | 49.49 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | Congo |
| 2020s | 55.33 million tonnes | 65.73 million tonnes | 10.40 million tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Barbados or Congo?
- Congo, at 70.59 million tonnes against 57.70 million tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Barbados and Congo?
- 12.89 million tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Congo?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Congo rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Barbados ranks 152nd and Congo ranks 149th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.