Barbados vs Sri Lanka: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Barbados
31.66 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Sri Lanka
28.51 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Barbados rank
14th
Sri Lanka rank
15th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre against 28.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.15 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 7.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 13.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 41.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 40.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 38.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 30.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Barbados, at 31.66 tonnes per square kilometre against 28.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 3.15 tonnes per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.