Barbados vs Democratic Republic of Congo: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Barbados
0.0482 tonnes per person
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0513 tonnes per person
in 2022
Barbados rank
84th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
81st

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Barbados
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0513 tonnes per person against 0.0482 tonnes per person in Barbados, a difference of 0.0031 tonnes per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Barbados ranks 84th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0181 tonnes per person 0.1041 tonnes per person 0.086 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.0122 tonnes per person 0.096 tonnes per person 0.0838 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.0233 tonnes per person 0.0952 tonnes per person 0.0719 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.068 tonnes per person 0.083 tonnes per person 0.015 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.0649 tonnes per person 0.0542 tonnes per person 0.0107 tonnes per person Barbados
2010s 0.0588 tonnes per person 0.0569 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person Barbados
2020s 0.0469 tonnes per person 0.0522 tonnes per person 0.0053 tonnes per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Barbados or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0513 tonnes per person against 0.0482 tonnes per person in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0031 tonnes per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Barbados ranks 84th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.