Barbados vs Laos: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Barbados
57.70 million tonnes
in 2024
Laos
65.81 million tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
152nd
Laos rank
150th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Barbados
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 65.81 million tonnes against 57.70 million tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 8.11 million tonnes.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 152nd and Laos ranks 150th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 845,982 tonnes | 152,422 tonnes | 693,560 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1960s | 2.31 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 6.47 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 12.70 million tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 1990s | 21.36 million tonnes | 10.78 million tonnes | 10.58 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 32.52 million tonnes | 19.84 million tonnes | 12.68 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 46.16 million tonnes | 39.31 million tonnes | 6.85 million tonnes | Barbados |
| 2020s | 55.33 million tonnes | 60.29 million tonnes | 4.96 million tonnes | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Barbados or Laos?
- Laos, at 65.81 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 Laos?
- 8.11 million tonnes, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Laos?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Laos rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Barbados ranks 152nd and Laos ranks 150th 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.